noun
- Sharp piercing cry.
- usage: "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
- synonyms: scream, screaming, shriek, screech, screeching
- A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.
- usage: "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
- synonyms: screech, screeching, shriek, scream, screaming
verb
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