[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

screech \screech\ skr=ech, v. i. imp.  p. p. screeched;
   p. pr.  vb. n. screeching. also formerly, scritch, oe.
   skriken, skrichen, schriken, of scand. origin; cf. icel.
   skraekja to shriek, to screech, skrimackja to titter, sw.
   skrika to shriek, dan. skrige; also gael. sgreach, sgreuch,
   w. ysgrechio, skr. kharj to creak. cf. shriek, v.,
   scream, v.
   to utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in
   terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "the screech owl,
   screeching loud." --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
screeched screeching shriek scream 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

screeching
     adj : loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of
           screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming
           fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching
           brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds"
           syn: screaminga, screechinga, shriekinga
     n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
          the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
          brakes" syn: screech, shriek, shrieking, scream,
           screaming
     2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
        syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech
see also:
screaminga screechinga shriekinga screech shriek shrieking 
scream screaming 

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