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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

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

Nail guns tat-tat-tat and chain saws screech on almost every block.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

It was fun at first, the kind of terrifying fun that makes you screech to be put down half the time and feel dizzy and sick the rest.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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