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Rarescreech
The correct spelling is screech.
How to pronounce screech
noun
IPA: [skɹiːtʃ]
Say it like: Scr-eec-h
The correct spelling is screech. A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- 2.A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- 3.(Newfoundlander) Newfoundland rum.
- 4.A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
verb
- 1.To make such a sound.
- 2.To travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released
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