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screeching [′skrēch·iŋ] (aerospace engineering) A form of combustion instability, especially in an afterburner, of relatively high frequency, characterized by a harsh, shrill noise. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On those occasions the sense of superiority which the large bird feels every where over the small, warmed their cool blood, and set them screeching cheerfully in the stillness of the night. The mottled, pin-headed guinea-hens, always resentful of captivity, ran screeching out into the tunnel and tried to poke their ugly, painted faces through the snow walls. The mother lay screeching on the floor, the tears running down her furrowed face. |
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