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    SCREAK

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Utter a harsh abrupt screamplay

    Synonyms:

    screak; screech; skreak; skreigh; squawk

    Classified under:

    Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

    Hypernyms (to "screak" is one way to...):

    call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Make a high-pitched, screeching noiseplay

    Example:

    My car engine makes a whining noise

    Synonyms:

    creak; screak; screech; skreak; squeak; whine

    Classified under:

    Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

    Hypernyms (to "screak" is one way to...):

    make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s

    Sentence examples:

    Cars screak in the streets

    The streets screak with cars

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