Lanius excubitor, a species of shrike.

A shrill sound.

High-pitched and piercing. / Having a shrill voice. / Sharp or keen to the senses. / (figuratively, derogatory, especially of a complaint or demand) Fierce, loud, strident.

(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.

A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. / (UK, slang) An exclamation mark.

Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.

The act of going to or hearing a religious confession. / Confession to a priest. / (obsolete) Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.

(countable, uncountable, chiefly Roman Catholicism, historical) A rushed sacrament of confession given to a prisoner who is to be executed very soon.

simple past tense and past participle of shriek

plural of shrike