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screechy

Variant of screech

intransitive verb

to utter or make a shrill, high-pitched, harsh shriek or sound

Origin: ME scrichen < ON skraekja: for IE base see scream

transitive verb

to utter with a screech

noun

a shrill, high-pitched, harsh shriek or sound

Related Forms:

screecher noun
screechy adjective screechier, screechiest

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