VERB | perception | screech, whine, squeak, creak, screak, skreak | make a high-pitched, screeching noise |
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communication | screech, squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh | utter a harsh abrupt scream | |
NOUN | event | screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming | a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry |
communication | screech, scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screeching | sharp piercing cry |
Sounds | skriy'ch | |
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Rhymes | beach ... teach / Teach: 19 rhymes with iych... |
Meaning | A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry. | |
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Example | "he ducked at the screechings of shells" | |
Synonyms | screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming | |
Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
Spanish | chirrido | |
Catalan | grinyol, xerric | |
Adjectives | screechy | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge |
Verbs | screech | make a high-pitched, screeching noise |
Meaning | sharp piercing cry. | |
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Synonyms | scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screeching | |
Broader | cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation | A loud utterance |
Spanish | alarido, aullido, aullidos, chillido, grito agudo, grito | |
Catalan | esgarip, xiscle | |
Adjectives | screechy | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge |
Verbs | screech | utter a harsh abrupt scream |
Meaning | Make a high-pitched, screeching noise. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Model | Cars screech in the streets; The streets screech with cars | |
Synonyms | whine, squeak, creak, screak, skreak | |
Broader | make noise, resound, noise | emit a noise |
Spanish | aullar, chirriar, crujir, rechinar | |
Catalan | carrisquejar, garranyigar, grinyolar | |
Nouns | screech, screeching | a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry |
Meaning | Utter a harsh abrupt scream. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh | |
Broader | shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall | Utter a sudden loud cry |
Spanish | chillar, chirriar, graznar, gritar | |
Catalan | clacar, cridar, garrular, grallar, xerrotejar, xisclar | |
Nouns | screech | sharp piercing cry |
screecher | someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice |
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