scritch
31screech — I. v. n. Shriek, scream, scritch. II. n. See scream, n …
32screech — I [[t]skritʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound 2) to utter with a screech 3) a harsh, shrill cry or sound • Etymology: 1550–60; var. of obs. scritch to scream; akin to screak screech′er, n. screech•y, adj. screech•i•er,… …
33screech — /skritʃ / (say skreech) verb (i) 1. to utter a harsh, shrill cry. –verb (t) 2. to utter with a screech. –noun 3. a harsh, shrill cry. {variant of archaic scritch; probably imitative} –screecher, noun –screechy, adjective …
34squeak — [v] make sharp, high pitched sound cheep, creak, cry, grate, peep, pipe, scream, screech, scritch, shrill, sing, sound, squeal, talk, whine, yelp; concepts 64,65 …
35screech — n. & v. n. a harsh high pitched scream. v.tr. & intr. utter with or make a screech. Phrases and idioms: screech owl any owl that screeches instead of hooting, esp. a barn owl or a small American owl, Otus asio. Derivatives: screecher n. screechy… …
36shritch — /shrich/ (obsolete or dialect) intransitive verb (pat (Spenser) shright /shrīt/) To shriek, screech noun (Spenser shriech) A shriek ORIGIN: Cf ↑scritch • • • shritchˈ owl noun Screech owl …
37skrich — skrich(e obs. ff. scritch …
38skriche — skrich(e obs. ff. scritch …
