To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.
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of Shriek
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To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.
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To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.
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Sound of any kind.
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A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.
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To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.
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The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
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To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.
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To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.
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To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.
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To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.
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of Scream
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To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.
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of Screech
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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.
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