screech
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(noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" |
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Synonyms: scream, screaming, screeching, shreiking, shriek |
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Related Words: noise |
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| 2. |
(verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door |
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Synonyms: creak, screak, skreak, skreigh, skriech, skriegh, squeak |
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Related Words: make noise, noise, resound |
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(verb) utter a shrill cry |
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Synonyms: pipe, pipe up, shriek, shrill |
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Related Words: call, caterwaul, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell, yowl |
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(noun) sharp piercing cry |
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Synonyms: scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
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Related Words: call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell |
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(verb) utter a harsh abrupt scream |
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Synonyms: screak, scriech, skreak, skreigh, skriech, squawk |
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Related Words: call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell |
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