shriek

1. (intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.Examples: "Feebly ſhe ſhriekt, but ſo feebly indeed / That Britomart heard not the ſhrilling ſound."; "It was the owl that shrieked."; "At this she shriek'd aloud; the mournful train / Echoed her grief."intransitive

2. (transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.Examples: "The ghostly owl, shrieking his baleful note."; "She shrieked his name to the dark woods."transitive