About The Word Screech
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Screech
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What's The Definition Of Screech?
[n] sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[n] a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [v] utter a shrill cry [v] utter a harsh abrupt scream [v] make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door Synonyms | Synonyms for Screech: creak | pipe | pipe up | screak | screak | scream | scream | screaming | screaming | screeching | screeching | shriek | shriek | shriek | shrieking | shrieking | shrill | skreak | skreak | skreigh | squawk | squeak Related Terms | Find terms related to Screech: See Also | call | call | caterwaul | cry | cry | holler | hollo | make noise | noise | noise | outcry | resound | scream | shout | shout | shout out | squall | vociferation | yell | yell | yowl Screech In Webster's Dictionary \Screech\ (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE.
skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.
skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch,
W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. {Shriek}, v.,
{Scream}, v.]
To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in
terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. ``The screech
owl, screeching loud.'' --Shak.
\Screech\, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. {Screech bird}, or {Screech thrush} (Zo["o]l.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. {Screech rain}. {Screech hawk} (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] {Screech owl}. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small American owl ({Scops asio}), either gray or reddish in color. (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species. |
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