Definition of Screch
Screech (skrēch), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Screeched (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Screeching.] [Also formerly, scritch,
OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand.
origin; cf. Icel. skrækja to shriek, to screech,
skrīkja 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.
Screech, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as
of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
Screech bird, or Screech thrush
(Zoöl.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh
cry before rain. -- Screech rain. --
Screech hawk (Zoöl.), the European
goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] --
Screech owl. (Zoöl.) (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 (skrēch), v. i.
[imp. & p. p. Screeched (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Screeching.] [Also formerly, scritch,
OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand.
origin; cf. Icel. skrækja to shriek, to screech,
skrīkja 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.
Screech, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as
of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
Screech bird, or Screech thrush
(Zoöl.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh
cry before rain. -- Screech rain. --
Screech hawk (Zoöl.), the European
goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] --
Screech owl. (Zoöl.) (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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- to skid to a noisy halt
- a high-pitched noisy sound associated with friction between a moving object and any surface
- any high-pitched noisy sound
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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