NOUN | event | screeching, screech, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming | a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry |
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communication | screeching, scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech | sharp piercing cry |
Sounds | skriy'chihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry. | |
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Example | "he ducked at the screechings of shells" | |
Synonyms | screech, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming | |
Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
Spanish | chirrido | |
Catalan | grinyol, xerric | |
Verbs | screech | make a high-pitched, screeching noise |
Meaning | sharp piercing cry. | |
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Synonyms | scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech | |
Broader | cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation | A loud utterance |
Spanish | alarido, aullido, aullidos, chillido, grito agudo, grito | |
Catalan | esgarip, xiscle |
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