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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 shrillThesaurusAdj. | 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 | EncyclopediaSeescreechscreechy Related to screechy: sketchySynonyms for screechyadj having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hingeSynonyms- squeaking
- squeaky
- squealing
- screaky
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