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screech

[skɹiːtʃ]
Meanings
  • Noun

    A loud, sharp, and sudden sound.

    - "The owl let out a piercing screech."
    - "The car alarm made a loud screech when someone tried to break in."
  • Verb

    To utter a loud and harsh cry.

    - "The dog screeched in pain."
    - "The baby screeched for hours on end."
Rhymes
Words rhyming with screech
reach , teach , breach
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. screen (en) : A device for displaying visual information.

  2. screech (en) : A loud, sharp, and sudden sound.

  3. screw (en) : A fastener that is turned into a material to hold two or more parts together.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. screen

  2. creach

  3. screw

Variants
List of all variants of screech that leads to same result
screech , screeches , screeched , screecher , screechers , screeching , screech owl , screech owls , screech to a halt , screech to a halt/stop , screech to a stop
Forms
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screeches, screeched, screeching

Etymology
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Old English scrēogan, from scrēowan ‘to cry out, shriek’.

Trivia
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  1. The loudest animal scream is produced by the Tasmanian devil.

  2. The sound of a screech is caused by the vibration of the vocal cords.

  3. In some cultures, a screeching sound is believed to ward off evil spirits.

Related Concepts
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  1. shriek: A loud, piercing cry or scream.

  2. scream: To utter a loud, piercing cry or scream.

  3. howl: A long, loud, and often mournful cry or wail.

Culture
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In literature, the sound of a screech is often used to convey fear, alarm, or warning. In art, screeching birds are a common motif in Gothic and Surrealist works. In music, a screech is a high-pitched sound produced by distorting the audio signal.

How to Memorize "screech"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a loud, piercing sound that makes you jump. Visualize the sound coming from an owl or a car alarm.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'screech' with loud, sharp, and sudden sounds. Remember the sound of an owl or a car alarm.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym SCREAM to remember the definition: Sudden, Cry, Ear-piercing, Alarming, and Makes-you-jump.

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