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Definition of: screech
(skrēch) noun
A shrill, harsh cry; shriek.
—v.t. To utter with or as with a screech.
—v.i. To make a prolonged, harsh, piercing sound; shriek. [Var. of obs. scritch, prob. <Scand. Cf. ON skrǣkja; prob. ult. imit.]
—screech′er noun
—screech′y adjective
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