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Definition of Screech
Screech Screech Screech, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zo["o]l.), the
fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker; -- so
called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species.
Screech Screech Screech (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screeched;
p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE.
skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja 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.
