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n. - Sharp piercing cry; A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.

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Usage examples (37)
  • Adjective : screeching bats. ,a screeching tone
  • More like the howls and insane screeching from the psycho ward.
  • Expect shrill screeching from the wingers as they accuse Krugman of yet again being shrill.
  • Amazing how quickly a discussion of climate science pulls in screeching about bush-israel-iraq-capitalism.
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