screech

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Synonyms: scriech, creech

Antonyms: scriech, creech

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A high-pitched [[strident]] or [[piercing]] [[sound]], such as that between a moving object and any surface.
2. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[harsh]], [[shrill]] cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a [[shriek]]; a [[scream]].
3. {{lb|en|Newfoundland|uncountable}} Newfoundland [[rum]].
4. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A form of home-made [[rye]] [[whiskey]] made from used oak rye [[barrel]]s from a [[distillery]].

Verb

1. To make such a [[sound]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|figuratively}} To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.

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