plink vs screech

plink

verb
  • To make a plink sound. 

  • To take part in the sport of plinking. 

  • (colloquial) To play a song or a portion of a song, usually on a percussion instrument such as a piano. 

noun
  • A short, high-pitched metallic or percussive sound. 

screech

verb
  • To make such a sound. 

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

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

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

  • Newfoundland rum. 

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

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