scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
(noun) sharp piercing cry; “her screaming attracted the neighbors”
screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
(noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; “he ducked at the screechings of shells”; “he heard the scream of the brakes”
squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech
(verb) utter a harsh abrupt scream
whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak
(verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise; “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”; “My car engine makes a whining noise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
screech (countable and uncountable, plural screeches)
A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
(Newfoundlander, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
screech (third-person singular simple present screeches, present participle screeching, simple past and past participle screeched)
To make such a sound.
(intransitive, figuratively) to travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released
• creches, crèches
Source: Wiktionary
Screech, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screeched; p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching.] Etym: [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skrækja to shriek, to screech, skrija to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch, W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. Shriek, v., Scream, v.]
Definition: To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl, screeching loud." Shak.
Screech, n.
Definition: A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zoöl.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
– Screech rain.
– Screech hawk (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] -- Screech owl. (Zoöl.) (a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or reddish in color. (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 March 2025
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; “the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox”; “legendary exploits of Jesse James”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
