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Definition of "screech" [screech]
- A high-pitched, strident cry. (noun)
- A sound suggestive of this cry: the screech of train brakes. (noun)
- To utter in or as if in a screech. (verb-transitive)
- To cry out in a high-pitched, strident voice. (verb-intransitive)
- To make a sound suggestive of a screech: Tires screeched on the wet pavement. (verb-intransitive)
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Use "screech" in a sentence
- "In that interview, the producer also revealed that Gordon-Levitt will have his own take on the character's famous high-pitched screech from the 80's animated series."
- "As my spirit passed through the last stage to death, I felt a warmth spread throughout my entire body and heard a piercing screech from a faraway place called life."
- "Hans catches the word screech and takes it as his cue."