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Nouns
(n)
screech
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screeching
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shriek
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shrieking
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scream
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screaming
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
“he ducked at the screechings of shells”
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“he heard the scream of the brakes”
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(n)
scream
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screaming
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shriek
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shrieking
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screech
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screeching
sharp piercing cry
“her screaming attracted the neighbors”
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Verbs
(v)
whine
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squeak
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screech
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creak
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screak
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skreak
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
“The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
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“My car engine makes a whining noise”
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(v)
squawk
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screak
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skreak
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skreigh
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screech
utter a harsh abrupt scream
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