screech
verb (used without object)
to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound.
screecher
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a word derived from
screech.
Example Sentences
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Davis just delivered his lines in his usual matter-of-fact, Jersey-inflected tones, sounding more like an undertaker at a small-town funeral than a capital city screecher.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2018
This obnoxious habit also assures that fans will turn off the TV when the screecher appears.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2018
He was a “nonsensical” screecher of “wild words” whose appearance, according to Newsweek, “suggests Charlie Chaplin.”
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2016
He was a “nonsensical” screecher of “wild words” whose appearance, according to Newsweek, “suggests Charlie Chaplin”.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2016
If you wanted to make an animal that’s the opposite of a screecher, you might come close with a hummingbear.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
