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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

Uttering screams; shrieking.

Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp.

The fearful matrons raise a

screaming

cry.

Dryden.

ppr.

Uttering suddenly a sharp shrill cry; crying with a shrill voice.

Noun.

The act of crying out with a shriek of terror or agony.