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screech

/skˈɹitʃ/SKREECH
/skˈɹitʃ/SKREECH

Meaninga shriek

Common meaning: a shrill cry

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)skrækja‘to shriek’source
  2. Middle Englishscrikensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto shriek → a shrill cryscreech‘a shrill cry’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) skrækja ‘a shriek’.

Roots

  • skrækja Old Norse (Icelandic) “a shriek”

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