(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
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A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
(Scotland, countable) A screech.
(dialect, UK, and, US) The act or sound of scratching or scraping.
Looks like an eastern screech owl, they have several of them at ZooTampa and I’m always surprised at how tiny they are.
(countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
“Eastern Screech Owls are smol Lil guys.”
“Shhhh...I'm sleeping... Red Morph Eastern Screech Owl #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #thelittlethings”
“Looks like an eastern screech owl, they have several of them at ZooTampa and I’m always surprised at how tiny they are.”
“I figure it's gotta be a juvenile of one of three species I see/hear out here: barred, eastern screech, great horned.”
“Animal and their toony predicament sound effects: Coyote? Desert Hawk screech (w reverb) Goo wolf? Air lock hiss”
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(Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
“"Screech". Yeah, hysterically, with my stupid woman brain!!!”
“Ah, you knew I was coming here to screech, didn't you??? 😂”
“By playing recordings of screech owl calls and showing nature videos, we keep Errol mentally active and visually engaged through enrichment. For Errol, screen time is not just something to watch, it is a way to stay curious, responsive, and mentally healthy.”
“Comfortable liberals screech about being the victim whenever they get pushback because it *works*. They look pathetic and contemptible sure, but they get all their critics silenced and punished.”
“The vulpine mating screech is a truly terrifying thing to hear at 3:00 AM ...Hm? You thought that was a monster thing specific to me? No. The brain parasite added many new features, but the noises came stock.”
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