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| screech [ skreech ] |
noun (plural screech·es) |
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1. shrill scream or cry: a high-pitched grating cry or scream
  the screech of an owl
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2. high-pitched sound: a loud high-pitched grating sound
a screech of brakes
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3. Canada beverages dark rum: a dark rum bottled in Newfoundland, Canada
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verb (past and past participle screeched, present participle screech·ing, 3rd person present singular screech·es) |
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1. intransitive verb utter shrill scream: to utter a high-pitched grating cry or scream
They screeched with delight.
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2. transitive verb shriek something: to utter something in a high-pitched and grating tone of voice
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3. intransitive verb make screeching sound: to make a loud high-pitched grating sound
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4. intransitive verb produce screeching sound by moving fast: to move, usually extremely fast, while producing a screeching sound
The car screeched to a stop.
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| [Mid-16th century. Alteration of archaic scritch, ultimately an imitation of the sound] |
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| screech·er noun |
| screech·i·ness noun |
| screech·y adjective |
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