Crying
Crying noun - The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).
Screeching and crying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screeching" instead a noun "Crying".
Screeching
Screeching noun - A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry.
Crying and screeching are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crying" instead a noun "Screeching".
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- In The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Andy walks in on a fight between his love interest Trish and her daughter Marla, who delivers the most perfect teenaged girl meltdown — replete with crying, name-calling, door-slamming, and incomprehensible screeching.
Source: Angrish / Film -
Stock Sound Effects: During "Wars of Armageddon" we hear a baby crying, an alarm going off, a cuckoo clock, a streetcar bell, a cow mooing, jungle monkey sounds, screeching cats and an explosion going off.
Source: Music / Maggot Brain
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