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screech
(skr/i//tS/ )

noun (n)

  • a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry(noun.event)
    Example:
    He ducked at the screechings of shells.
    Synonym:
    scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking
    source: wordnet30
  • sharp piercing cry(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • make a high-pitched, screeching noise(verb.perception)
    Synonym:
    creak, screak, skreak, squeak, whine
    source: wordnet30
  • utter a harsh abrupt scream(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    screak, skreak, skreigh, squawk
    source: wordnet30
  • To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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