| Rogets II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright: screak, scream, screech, shriek. See SOUNDS. | | ADJECTIVE: | Elevated in pitch: high, high-pitched, piercing, piping, shrieky, shrilly, treble. Music : acute. See HIGH, SOUNDS.
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