Verb (used without object) : to shriek with pain. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to shriek defiance. From Dictionary.com.
The sound of his name shrieked in a woman's voice. From Wordnik.com. [The Forfeit] Reference
Tyee shook him till he shrieked from the pain of his hurts. From Wordnik.com. [The Sunlanders] Reference
A sudden cry from her and his name shrieked out wildly made him turn in alarm. From Wordnik.com. [The Jungle Girl] Reference
And Joe kind of shrieked at her, "Darling, we haven't had dessert yet.". From Wordnik.com. [Taking on the World: Joseph and Stewart Alsop -- Guardians of the American Century] Reference
The word shrieked at her. From Wordnik.com. [Morgawr]
At last she heard the word shrieked behind her. From Wordnik.com. [Esther Waters] Reference
This is Spinal Tap and laughing until he "shrieked," Goldman agreed. From Wordnik.com. [Neatorama] Reference
Everything about the game shrieked "MINOR LEAGUE!". From Wordnik.com. [Sports: Single Season] Reference
"Got a burgulor?" shrieked Freddie, from the nursery. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore] Reference
She grabbed his arm and shrieked into the cool wind. From Wordnik.com. [SHADOW TREASURES] Reference
Amy giggled and shrieked and David tickled her ribs. From Wordnik.com. [Adults at Home] Reference
She struggled and shrieked, but she could not help herself. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
Meanwhile, the wind shrieked through the forest above their. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
'George!' shrieked Atherton, 'he does mean to earn that fiver. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
She shrieked if she were left in it, raging against the bars. From Wordnik.com. [Settled] Reference
Suddenly the girl shrieked, and her mother looked down in horror. From Wordnik.com. [Mediation Before Malpractice Suits?] Reference
Luxury shrieked beneath his fingers, as if it were being whipped. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
As he did so, an icy chill shot through him; he shrieked and fell. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
"Oh, mercy me!" shrieked the old lady, who had thrown the handbag at. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore] Reference
They shrieked that they had seen the Devil whispering into Carrier's ear. From Wordnik.com. [The Lesson Of Salem] Reference
While a few kids shrieked, “Look, she's letting the bee crawl on her!”. From Wordnik.com. [Behind the (Beekeeper's) Veil] Reference
He shook his fist at me fiercely, as he shrieked from the back of his throat. From Wordnik.com. [The Darrow Enigma] Reference
Lolly shrieked with laughter and waved her little hands in front of her face. From Wordnik.com. [Bread, Fish, Serpent, Stone] Reference
"Oh, do, do save our gymnasium!" she shrieked, as several firemen hurried past her. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School] Reference
And within there was that frightful craving, which was as though it shrieked aloud. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
I shrieked when Reagan claimed that homeless people slept on the street "by choice.". From Wordnik.com. [Conservatives Ruined My Sex Life!] Reference
"Shut your big bazoo," she shrieked, when I said it had nothing to do with her gender. From Wordnik.com. [#6 The Horse Shrink - A Beef] Reference
She shrieked and I turned the light away from her, only to show the same on the others. From Wordnik.com. [Magic X] Reference
Last week, when he shrieked that someone was sitting on his dress, Ito ordered him removed. From Wordnik.com. [Money Talks, Clients Walk] Reference
Each winged creature flew diving and swarming upon thevertical wormswho shrieked and howled. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Park (Part I)] Reference
She pulled Freddy into the soft streams of water and dumped grass over his shoulder and shrieked. From Wordnik.com. [Freddy in the Future] Reference
I shrieked, and Mrs. Williams came in great terror and consternation, to see what was the matter. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
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