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Middle English

schrichen

to cry out shrilly

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A sulphur-crested cockatoo perched on a short bare branch gives a harsh, high-pitched screech, its beak wide open and crest raised.
noun / verb

screech

SKREECH/skriːtʃ/

A harsh, high-pitched sound or the act of making it.

Etymology
screechMiddle Englishto cry out shrilly

Middle English schrichen described a sharp, shrill cry and was probably ultimately imitative. That vocal sound-image also applies to the harsh, grating squeal of wheels or hinges.

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