The Clue
Noise from boobooks (10 letter answer)
The Answer
SCREECHING
Tags
Notes
The answer SCREECHING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
SCREECHING as a noun:
1. (screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming) = a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
2. (scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching) = sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
SCREECH as a verb:
1. (squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak) = make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"
2. (squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech) = utter a harsh abrupt scream
SCREECHING as an adjective:
1. (screaming, screeching, shrieking) = loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds"