English to English
screech
(skr/i//tS/
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noun (n)
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry(noun.event)Example:
He ducked at the screechings of shells.
source: wordnet30 - sharp piercing cry(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.(verb)source: webster1913