English-Thai Dictionary

screech

N เสียง ครูด ดัง  เสียงแหลม และ ดัง  outcry shriek yell siang-krud-dang

 

screech owl

N นก เค้าแมว ขนาดเล็ก ตระกูล  Strigidae มี กระจุก ขน คล้าย เขา  นก เค้าแมว ร้อง เสียงแหลม และ ดัง  nok-kao-mao-ka-nad-lek

 

screechy

A ส่ง เสียงดัง กรี๊ด 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCREECH

v.i.[See Screak and Shriek. ] 1. To cry out with a sharp shrill voice; to utter a sudden shrill cry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.
2. To utter a sharp cry, as an owl; thence called screech-owl.

 

SCREECH

n. 1. A sharp shrill cry uttered in acute pain, or in a sudden fright.
2. A harsh shrill cry, as of a fowl.

 

SCREECHING

ppr. Uttering a shrill or harsh cry.

 

SCREECH-OWL

n.An owl that utters a harsh disagreeable cry at night, no more ominous of evil than the notes of the nightingale.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCREECH

Screech, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screeched; p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching. ]Etym: [Also formerly, scritch, OE. skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skrækja to shriek, to screech, skrija to titter, Sw. skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch, W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. Shriek, v., Scream, v.]

 

Defn: To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl, screeching loud. " Shak.

 

SCREECH

SCREECH Screech, n.

 

Defn: A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zoöl.), the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain. -- Screech rain. -- Screech hawk (Zoöl.), the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng. ] -- Screech owl. (Zoöl.) (a ) A small American owl (Scops asio ), either gray or reddish in color. (b ) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other species.

 

SCREECHERS

SCREECHERS Screech "ers, n. pl. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds.

 

SCREECHY

SCREECHY Screech "y, a.

 

Defn: Like a screech; shrill and harsh.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

screech

screech |skrēCH skritʃ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a person or animal ) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry: she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain. • make a loud, harsh, squealing sound: (as adj. screeching ) : she brought the car to a screeching halt. • move rapidly with such a sound: the van screeched around the corner at top speed. ▶noun a loud, harsh, piercing cry. • a loud, harsh, squealing sound: a screech of brakes. DERIVATIVES screech er noun, screech y adjective ( screechier, screechiest ) ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin.

 

screech beetle

screech bee ¦tle ▶noun an oval convex water beetle with large eyes, which lives in muddy pools. When held it squeaks by rubbing the tip of the abdomen against the wing cases. ●Hygrobia hermanni, family Hygrobiidae.

 

screech owl

screech owl ▶noun a small American owl with a screeching call and distinctive ear tufts. [Otus asio, family Strigidae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

screech

screech |skriːtʃ | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a person or animal ) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry: she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain. • make a loud, harsh, squealing sound: (as adj. screeching ) : she brought the car to a screeching halt. • [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move rapidly with a loud, harsh, squealing sound: the van screeched round a bend at speed. ▶noun a loud, harsh, piercing cry. • a loud, harsh, squealing sound: a screech of brakes. DERIVATIVES screecher noun, screechy adjective ( screechier, screechiest ) ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin.

 

screech beetle

screech bee ¦tle ▶noun an oval convex water beetle with large eyes, which lives in muddy pools. When held it squeaks by rubbing the tip of the abdomen against the wing cases. ●Hygrobia hermanni, family Hygrobiidae.

 

screech owl

screech owl ▶noun an owl with a screeching call: ● a small American owl related to the scops owls (genus Otus, family Strigidae: in particular Otus asio ). ● Brit. another term for barn owl .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

screech

screech verb See scream (verb ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

screech

screech verb ‘Look what you've made me do! ’ she screeched | the car screeched to a halt: shriek, squeal, squawk, howl, shout, yell, bellow, bawl, cry out, call out, yawp, yelp, wail, squall, caterwaul, whoop; N. Amer. informal holler. ANTONYMS whisper. ▶noun the wailing rose in pitch to an awful screech: shriek, squeal, squawk, howl, shout, yell, bellow, bawl, cry, yawp, yelp, wail, squall, caterwaul, whoop; N. Amer. informal holler. ANTONYMS whisper.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

screech

screech /skriːtʃ /動詞 自動詞 1 〈人が 〉 (特に怒って ) «…に向かって » (不快な )甲高い声で叫ぶ (out ) «at » ; 〈鳥 動物が 〉鋭い声で [キーキー ]鳴く .2 〈自動車 ブレーキ 車輪などが 〉鋭い音を鳴らす, キーと鳴る .他動詞 …を甲高い声で叫ぶ (out ); ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗…と鋭い声で言う (→say 他動詞 1 a 語法 ).名詞 C 〖単数形で 〗1 金切り声 .2 (タイヤなどが )キーと鳴る音 .～́ ò wl 〘鳥 〙コノハズク .