Dictionary Entry
screech
screech is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1verb
To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.
- 2noun
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- 3noun
sharp piercing cry
"her screaming attracted the neighbors"
- 4noun
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
"he ducked at the screechings of shells"
"he heard the scream of the brakes"
- 5verb
utter a harsh abrupt scream
- 6verb
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
"The door creaked when I opened it slowly"
"My car engine makes a whining noise"
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