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单词 screechy
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screechy


screech

S0167200 (skrēch)n.1. A high-pitched, strident cry.2. A sound suggestive of this cry: the screech of train brakes.v. screeched, screech·ing, screech·es v.tr. To utter in a screech or high-pitched voice.v.intr.1. To cry out in a high-pitched, strident voice.2. To make a sound suggestive of a screech: Tires screeched on the wet pavement.
[Alteration of obsolete scrich, from Middle English scrichen, to screech, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skrækja.]
screech′er n.screech′i·ness n.screech′y adj.

screechy

(ˈskriːtʃɪ) adj, -ier or -iestloud and shrill
Thesaurus
Adj.1.screechy - having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hingesqueaking, squeaky, squealing, screakyhigh-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
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screechy


Related to screechy: sketchy
  • adj

Synonyms for screechy

adj having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Synonyms

  • squeaking
  • squeaky
  • squealing
  • screaky

Related Words

  • high-pitched
  • high
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