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   screeching

   /ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. loud, harsh piercing cries or noises: "the screeching of a macaw"

   adjective

   • 1. making a loud, harsh, piercing sound: "a screeching flock of parrots"
   • ▪ used in reference to the sound made by the sudden stopping of a vehicle as a result of a forceful application of the brakes: "the truck came to a screeching halt"

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   What does screech mean?

   • 1. To cry out in a high-pitched, strident voice. 2. To make a sound suggestive of a screech: Tires screeched on the wet pavement. [Alteration of obsolete scrich, from Middle English scrichen, to screech, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skrækja.] screech′er n. screech′i·ness n.

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   What is a screeching tone?

   • a screeching tone. the act or sound of a person or thing that screeches. The year 2020 brought the global economy to a screeching halt, but it proved to be an astonishingly good year for India’s richest billionaire. The booming e-scooter business came to a screeching halt in mid-March as the coronavirus crisis picked up steam across the globe.

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   What does it mean when a car screeches to a halt?

   • The car screeched to a halt / standstill (= stopped very suddenly, making a loud high noise). figurative The economic recovery is likely to screech to a halt / standstill (= stop very suddenly) if taxes are increased. He let out a loud screech. The truck stopped with a screech of brakes. They clapped their hands and screeched with laughter.

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   What happened to screeching Indians?

   • No screeching Indian was ever hit more fairly, surprised more suddenly, or extinguished more utterly. The others danced sideways into the darkness, screeching, as though I had done them an injury. I could hear the shells screeching through the air a second before they burst near where I lay.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › screechingSCREECHING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Screeching is a noun or adjective that describes a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of screeching with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

   • English (US)

     a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear: I was...

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     SCREECH definition: 1. to make an unpleasant, loud, high...

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   : abrupt, sudden. her career came to a screeching halt. Synonyms. high-pitched. piping. shrieking. shrill. squeaking. squeaky. treble. whistling. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of screeching in a Sentence. the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › screechingSCREECHING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Screeching is a noun or adjective that means a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear. Learn how to use it in sentences and see synonyms, translations and related words.

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   Screech is a verb or a noun that means to make or hear a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant. Learn how to use screech in sentences with different meanings and contexts.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › screechingSCREECHING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Screeching is an adjective that describes something or someone that produces a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched cry or sound. Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of screeching with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Screeching is an adjective or noun that describes a harshly shrill sound or a person or thing that makes it. Learn the origin, usage and history of screeching and related words from Dictionary.com.

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   Screeching is a high-pitched, strident cry or a sound suggestive of this cry. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of screeching in this online dictionary.