hearing vs screech

hearing

noun
  • The sense used to perceive sound. 

  • A proceeding at which discussions are heard. 

  • The act by which something is heard. 

  • A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing. 

adj
  • Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. 

screech

noun
  • A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface. 

  • A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery. 

  • Newfoundland rum. 

  • A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. 

verb
  • To travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released. 

  • To make such a sound. 

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