screech
noun/skriːtʃ/
/skriːtʃ/
- a loud high unpleasant call or noise
- a screech of brakes/tyres
- She suddenly let out a screech.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin.Definitions on the go
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