screech

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. Source: opted
2. n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. Source: opted
3. n. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry Source: wordnet
4. n. sharp piercing cry Source: wordnet
5. v. make a high-pitched, screeching noise Source: wordnet
6. v. utter a harsh abrupt scream Source: wordnet
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. Source: adambom
8. n:43/v:57 n. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry Source: ecdict

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