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To utter in a shrill tone; to scream.

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Definitions

  1. v. t.& i. To utter in a shrill tone; to scream.
  2. n. A shrill cry or sound.
  3. n. the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
  4. v. make a shrill, wailing sound
  5. v. play the bagpipes
  6. v:100 n. the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe v. make a shrill, wailing sound v. play the bagpipes