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Definition of Screeching
1. Noun. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry. "He heard the scream of the brakes"
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Scream, Scream, Screech, Screechy, Screech, Shriek
2. Noun. Sharp piercing cry. "Her screaming attracted the neighbors"
Generic synonyms: Call, Cry, Outcry, Shout, Vociferation, Yell
Derivative terms: Scream, Scream, Screech, Screechy, Shriek, Shriek
Definition of Screeching
1. Verb. (present participle of screech) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Screeching
1. screech [v] - See also: screech
Lexicographical Neighbors of Screeching
Literary usage of Screeching
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Harbinger: A May-gift by Park Benjamin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Osborne Sargent (1833)
"... THE screeching LADY. MANY years since, a youth and his bride Built them a cot
by the water ... screeching ..."
2. Letters from the South: Written During an Excursion in the Summer of 1816 by James Kirke Paulding (1817)
"... and began to whoop and flap his wings at such a rate, that I awoke with the
terrible screeching he made, as he flew up i.he chimney. Adieu. ..."
3. The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company: Including that of the by George Bryce (1900)
"... ponies— The screeching train—Tripping—The western cayuse—The great buffalo
hunt—Warden of the plains—Pemmican and fat—the return in triumph. ..."
4. The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company: Including that of the by George Bryce (1900)
"... ponies—- The screeching train—Tripping—The western cayuse—The great buffalo
hunt—Warden of the plains—Pemmican and fat—the return in triumph. ..."
5. The Remarkable History of the Hudson's Bay Company: Including that of the by George Bryce (1900)
"... ponies— The screeching train—Tripping—The western cayuse—The great buffalo
hunt—Warden of the plains—Pemmican and fat—the return in triumph. ..."
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