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screech

[skreech] / skritʃ /


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Seagull imitators compete for best screech at sixth European championship.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 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

The screech of truck brakes was particularly torturous, they said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

She tried to keep the screech out of her voice, but she was pretty sure she failed.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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