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Definition of screech noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

screech

noun
 
/skriːtʃ/
 
/skriːtʃ/
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  1. a loud high unpleasant call or noise
    • a screech of brakes/tyres
    • She suddenly let out a screech.
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin.
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