= shriek, v. †Of birds: To pipe.

intransitive. Of a bird: to whistle or sing. Also of a mammal: to give a high-pitched call.

To utter a clear shrill sound, note, or song, as various birds and certain other animals; to pipe; †also formerly, to hiss, as a serpent.

intransitive. To utter a yelp or yelps: said of dogs and related animals, and certain birds (see quots.).

intransitive. Of a bird, animal, etc.: to make the sound ‘queek’; to squeak, to screech. Cf. queek, int. n.

intransitive. Of a bird: To cluck, to scream.

intransitive. To whistle shrilly. Also reduplicated.