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screech
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[skriːtʃ], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry
(e.g: she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin
[skriːtʃ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a loud, harsh, piercing cry
(e.g: Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin
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