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How to pronounce “screed”

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Pronunciation guide for screed

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of screed with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: A Deadly WanderingThis is not a screed against technology.
Definition summary: A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.

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A Deadly Wandering

This is not a screed against technology.

[Noun]
A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
(by extension) A speech or piece of writing which contains angry and extended criticism. [from late 18th c.]
Chiefly in the plural form screeds: a large quantity.
(construction, masonry) Senses relating to building construction and masonry.
(chiefly Ireland, Newfoundland, Scotland, dated) A piece or narrow strip cut or torn off from a larger whole; a shred. [from mid 14th c.]
(chiefly regional British, Scotland, dated) A piece of land, especially one that is narrow.
(chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) A rent, a tear.
[Verb]
(transitive, chiefly Northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, dated) To rend, to shred, to tear.
(transitive, Scotland, also figurative, dated) To read or repeat from memory fluently or glibly; to reel off.
(transitive, construction, masonry) To use a screed to produce a smooth, flat surface of concrete, plaster, or similar material; also (generally) to put down a layer of concrete, plaster, etc.
(intransitive, Scotland) To become rent or torn.