Thesaurus: screech

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1. v. To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.
2. n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
3. n. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
4. n. sharp piercing cry
5. v. make a high-pitched, screeching noise
6. v. utter a harsh abrupt scream
7. To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as interror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl,screeching loud." Shak.
8. n:43/v:57 n. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry