strido.
to utter or make a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, squeak, screech, grate, hiss, whistle, buzz
Meaning & usage
to utter or make a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, squeak, screech, grate, hiss, whistle, buzz
Where this word comes from
From the same imitative Proto-Indo-European root as Ancient Greek τρῑ́ζω (trī́zō, “to screech; to squeak; to grind; to gnash”) and στρίνξ (strínx, “screecher”) (compare Latin strī̆x).
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