About The Word Screech

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Screech to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Screech definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Screech

Screech Meaning & Definition
Screech Definition And Meaning

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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Full admiral ‐ the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral…
  • Fecal impaction ‐ accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which…
  • Step to the fore ‐ make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step…
  • Leaker ‐ a surreptitious informant; "the president wanted to know who…
  • Heaven ‐ any place of complete bliss and delight and peace [n] the abode…
  • Timeserving ‐ taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance…
  • Wpm ‐ the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking…
  • Reciter ‐ someone who recites…
  • Emil hermann fischer ‐ German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines…
  • Date bread ‐ bread containing…