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Definition of 'screech'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) screech
to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound.

2. (v.t.) screech
to utter with a screech.

3. (n.) screech
a harsh, shrill cry or sound.

4. (n.) screech
a strong dark rum of Newfoundland.

5. screech
any cheap liquor.

Etymology: (1945–50; ult. < Scottish dial.

Definition of 'screech'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
"he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

2. (verb) scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
sharp piercing cry
"her screaming attracted the neighbors"

3. (verb) whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
"The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"

4. (verb) squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech
utter a harsh abrupt scream

Definition of 'screech'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) screech
to make a loud high unpleasant sound
The plane screeched to a stop.; an eagle screeching high in the sky; the screech of a gull

Definition of 'screech'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) screech
a harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream

2. screech
to utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek

Translation of 'screech'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make a harsh, shrill cry, shout or noise She screeched (abuse) at him; The car screeched to a halt.
Afrikaans: skaats	Arabic: يُطْلِقُ صَرْخَةً عالِيَه	Bulgarian: издавам стържещ звук
Brazilian: guinchar	Czech: ječet; skřípat	German: kreischen
Danish: hvine; hyle	Greek: στριγκλίζω	Spanish: chirriar, chillar
Estonian: kriiskama, kriiksuma	Farsi: جيغ يا فرياد كشيدن	Finnish: kirskua
French: pousser des cris perçants	Hebrew: לִצווֹחַ	Hindi: चीत्कार करना या मारना
Croatian: škripiti, cviliti	Hungarian: visít; csikorog	Indonesian: memekik
Icelandic: skrækja; ískra	Italian: strillare; stridere	Japanese: 金切り声をあげる
Korean: 날카로운 소리를 내다	Lithuanian: spiegti,žviegti	Latvian: griezīgi kliegt; šņirkstē
Malay: menciut	Dutch: gieren	Norwegian: hvine, skrike, hyle
Polish: piszczeć	Persian: جيغ يا فرياد كشيدن	Pashto: چيغى وهل، كړيكى وهل
Portuguese: guinchar	Romanian: a striga	Russian: визгливо кричать;скрежета
Slovak: pišťať, vrieskať; škrípať	Slovenian: cviliti	Serbian: škripanje
Swedish: skrika, tjuta, gnissla	Thai: เสียงกรีดร้อง	Turkish: çığlık atmak
Taiwanese: 尖聲喊叫	Ukrainian: пронизливо кричати; скрип	Urdu: نا گوار سمع خراش، چیخنے ک
Vietnamese: kêu thét lên	Chinese: 尖声喊叫
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