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 in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl, screeching loud." Shak. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zoöl.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. -- Screech rain. -- Screech hawk (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] -- Screech owl. (Zoöl.) (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.
8. 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.
9. n:43/v:57 n. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry