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   Screech

   /skrēCH/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry: "she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain"
   • ▪ make a loud, harsh, squealing noise: "the car drove off at speed, its tires screeching"
   • ▪ move rapidly with a loud, harsh, squealing noise: "the van screeched around the corner at top speed"

   noun

   • 1. a loud, harsh, piercing cry: "Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her"
   • ▪ a loud, harsh, squealing noise: "a screech of brakes"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. screecher noun
   • 2. screechy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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