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• n  a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
  he ducked at the screechings of shells
• n  sharp piercing cry
• v  make a high-pitched, screeching noise
• v  utter a harsh abrupt scream

• Eventually his screeching made conversation impossible.
• Then the yawping, screeching cage fight that is American politics resumed.
• The $118 million venture comes to a screeching halt when Bill and Hillary discover that the brothers' business partner also happens to be the chief political rival of Georgian .

• screech
• shriek
• shrieking
• scream
• screaming
• whine
• squeak
• creak
• screak
• skreak
• squawk
• skreigh

News & Articles

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• Sponsored Content: Don't let dangerous or disruptive disasters dispel your business
  From coffee spills to hurricanes, there's a wide range of mishaps that can shape and negatively affect your business. Whether major or minor, disruptions can make your business come to a screeching halt, or worse, shut it down completely. It comes...
  June 18, 2013 - MLive Detroit
• Lumberjack shows aid wounded veterans
  Adam LaSalle, of the Timberworks Lumberjack Show, furiously chops away during a competition at the Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen’s Charity Festival on Sunday. (Garrett Mitchell • Herald/Review) SIERRA VISTA — The high-pitched screeching of chainsaws is not what one typically hears when eating at the Lodge Sasquatch Kitchen, but Sunday was different.  The new restaurant, known already for its rustic ...
  June 17, 2013 - The Sierra Vista Herald
• Naturally Speaking: Wildlife babies are best left alone when found
  My wife, Sue, and I took a walk around our neighborhood early Monday morning. Although the robin nests in my yard have failed to fledge any young for various reasons, it was clear that others have been successful. Several speckle-breasted young ones made semi-coordinated flights out of our way, and we heard the screeching calls of others begging to be fed. Baby wildlife season is upon us, and ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Ames Tribune

Quotes

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• Jamie Lee Curtis in guardian.co.uk
  I was stunned,Curtis writes. "I just stood there. The room was so silent that I could hear tyres screeching on Santa Monica Boulevard."
• Charlie Melancon in The Associated Press
  Bringing drilling to a screeching halt will deal another blow to Louisiana workers and businesses that are already reeling from the impact of the oil disaster,said US Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La.
• Harry Reid in BBC News
  When this bill becomes law, the joyride on Wall Street will come to a screeching halt,said Senate majority leader Harry Reid after the vote.