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Screech

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SCREECH, See Screak and Shriek.

1. To cry out with a sharp shrill voice to utter a sudden shrill cry, as in terror or acute pain to scream to shriek.
2. To utter a sharp cry, as an owl thence called screech-owl.

SCREECH, n.

1. A sharp shrill cry uttered in acute pain, or in a sudden fright.
2. A harsh shrill cry, as of a fowl.
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Entry for 'Screech'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​s/screech.html.
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