- shritch
- shritch /shrich/ (obsolete or dialect)intransitive verb (pat (Spenser) shright /shrīt/)To shriek, screechnoun (Spenser shriech)A shriekORIGIN: Cf ↑scritch• • •shritchˈ-owl nounScreech owl
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shritch-owl — shritchˈ owl noun Screech owl • • • Main Entry: ↑shritch … Useful english dictionary
shriek — shrieker, n. shriekingly, adv. shrieky, adj. /shreek/, n. 1. a loud, sharp, shrill cry. 2. a loud, high sound of laughter. 3. any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle. v.i. 4. to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry, as birds. 5. to cry out sharply in… … Universalium
shriek — [[t]ʃrik[/t]] n. 1) a loud, sharp, shrill cry 2) any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle 3) to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry 4) to give forth a loud, shrill sound 5) to utter in a shriek • Etymology: 1560–70; earlier shrick, N var. of shritch… … From formal English to slang
shriek — /ʃrik / (say shreek) noun 1. a loud, sharp, shrill cry. 2. a loud, high sound of laughter. 3. any loud, shrill sound, as of a whistle. –verb (i) 4. to utter a loud, sharp, shrill cry, as birds. 5. to cry out sharply in a high voice: to shriek… …
shright — /shrīt/ (Spenser) noun A shriek (see also ↑shritch) ORIGIN: Perh a misreading of Chaucer, Troilus IV.1147 … Useful english dictionary
shreechowl — see shritch owl … Useful english dictionary
shriche — variant of shritch … Useful english dictionary
