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screech

DEFINITIONS OF: screech

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n sharp piercing cry

Synonyms:
scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Type of:
call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

n a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

Synonyms:
scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

v make a high-pitched, screeching noise

Synonyms:
creak, screak, skreak, squeak, whine
Type of:
make noise, noise, resound
emit a noise

v utter a harsh abrupt scream

Synonyms:
screak, skreak, skreigh, squawk
Type of:
call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
utter a sudden loud cry
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