- screechier
- adj. shrieky, harsh and shrill like a scream; producing harsh shrill sounds, shrieking
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
screechier
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screechier — screech ► NOUN ▪ a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound. ► VERB 1) make a screech. 2) move rapidly with a screech. DERIVATIVES screecher noun screechy adjective (screechier, screechiest) … English terms dictionary
screechy — /skree chee/, adj., screechier, screechiest. 1. like or suggesting screeching. 2. producing screeches: a screechy door. [1820 30; SCREECH + Y1] * * * … Universalium
screech — UK [skriːtʃ] / US [skrɪtʃ] verb Word forms screech : present tense I/you/we/they screech he/she/it screeches present participle screeching past tense screeched past participle screeched 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make a loud, high, and… … English dictionary
screech — ► NOUN ▪ a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound. ► VERB 1) make a screech. 2) move rapidly with a screech. DERIVATIVES screecher noun screechy adjective (screechier, screechiest) … English terms dictionary
screecher — screech ► NOUN ▪ a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound. ► VERB 1) make a screech. 2) move rapidly with a screech. DERIVATIVES screecher noun screechy adjective (screechier, screechiest) … English terms dictionary
screechiest — screech ► NOUN ▪ a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound. ► VERB 1) make a screech. 2) move rapidly with a screech. DERIVATIVES screecher noun screechy adjective (screechier, screechiest) … English terms dictionary
screechy — screech ► NOUN ▪ a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound. ► VERB 1) make a screech. 2) move rapidly with a screech. DERIVATIVES screecher noun screechy adjective (screechier, screechiest) … English terms dictionary
screech — [skrēch] vi. [ME scrichen < ON skraekja: for IE base see SCREAM] to utter or make a shrill, high pitched, harsh shriek or sound vt. to utter with a screech n. a shrill, high pitched, harsh shriek or sound screecher n. screechy adj. screechier … English World dictionary
screech — n. & v. n. a harsh high pitched scream. v.tr. & intr. utter with or make a screech. Phrases and idioms: screech owl any owl that screeches instead of hooting, esp. a barn owl or a small American owl, Otus asio. Derivatives: screecher n. screechy… … Useful english dictionary
