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screech

[skreech] / skritʃ /


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The loud screech of a Typhoon and F-35 jet rips through the night sky above RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In fact, any birder will tell you that the sky-rending screech that accompanies bald eagles in most media depictions actually belongs to a red-tailed hawk.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

The day after high school graduation, Dolly boarded the first bus for Nashville, where record producers said she sounded like a screech owl and was too country to sing country music.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026

Pareja then saw the housing market screech to a halt during the Great Recession, a crisis in which subprime mortgages were a central cause.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

This makes Ellis screech and Dad stand outside the main bathroom door and yell, “I’m sorry!”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King