Mean
Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.
Screeching and mean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Screeching" instead an adjective "Mean".
Screeching
Screeching adjective - Having a high musical pitch or range.
Mean and screeching are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Screeching".
Both words in one sentence
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Not only can he understand English and follow orders, but Birdman seems to understand what his screeching cries mean.
Source: Western Animation / Birdman - Country Music singer Holly Dunn's career came to a screeching halt in the early 1990s with the song "Maybe I Mean Yes", because some feminist groups felt that its lyrics condoned date rape ("When I say no or maybe, maybe I mean yes").
Source: Creator Killer / Music
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