2. A harsh shrill cry, as of a fowl.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
An owl that utters a harsh disagreeable cry at night, no more ominous of evil than the notes of the nightingale.
The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds.
Uttering a shrill or harsh cry.
of Screech
Cry Roget’s Thesaurus §411
N. cry, voice, hubbub, bark, vociferation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry, plaint, lungs, stentor
V. cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'gosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry &c
Ululation Roget’s Thesaurus §412
N. cry, crying, bowwow, ululation, latration, belling, reboation, wood-note, insect cry, fritiniancy|, drone, screech owl, cuckoo, wailing (lamentation) 839
V. cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr|, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak, neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech, [crow], cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat
Adv. in full cry, (iii) musical sounds
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