screeching
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(satellite adjective) loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds" |
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Synonyms: screaming, shrieking |
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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, screech, shreiking, shriek |
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Related Words: noise |
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| 3. |
(noun) sharp piercing cry |
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Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking |
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Related Words: call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell |
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