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screech

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. 1.A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
  2. 2.A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
  3. 3.(Newfoundlander) Newfoundland rum.
  4. 4.A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.

verb

  1. 1.To make such a sound.
  2. 2.To travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released

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