Definitions
having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Word origin
From screech + -y.
Used in a sentence
“a screechy sound”
“Where these Atlantics fell from acoustic grace, however, was in their feeble screechy little whistle, so different from the N.B.R. mellow standard pattern.”
“She has a screechy voice that really grates on my nerves, like a dentist's drill.”
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01“High and harsh”8 letters
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