Word Meanings - SCREECHY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Like a screech; shrill and harsh.

SHRILL-TONGUED
Having a shrill voice. "When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds." Shak.
SHRILLNESS
The quality or state of being shrill.
HARSH
Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony. (more info) to G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. härsk; from the same source as 1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.: To the touch."Harsh sand." Boyle. To the taste.
SCREECHY
Like a screech; shrill and harsh.
SCREECHERS
The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds.
HARSHNESS
The quality or state of being harsh. O, she is Ten times more gentle than her father 's crabbed, And he's composed of harshness. Shak. 'Tis not enough no harshness gives offense, The sound must seem an echo to the sense. Pope. Syn. -- Acrimony;
SCREECH
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. (more info) Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skrækja to shriek, to screech, skrija to titter, Sw. skrika
SHRILL
Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said a sound, or of that which produces a sound. Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused. Shak. Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. Byron.
HARSHLY
In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely. 'T will sound harshly in her ears. Shak.
SHRILLY
In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.
SHRILL-GORGED
Having a throat which produces a shrill note. Shak.