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- Dictionaryscreech/skriːtʃ/
verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry: "she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain"
noun
- 1. a loud, harsh, piercing cry: "Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her"
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SCREECH definition: 1. to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise: 2. a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to…. Learn more.
1. : to utter a high shrill piercing cry : make an outcry usually in terror or pain. 2. : to make a shrill high-pitched sound resembling a screech. also : to move with such a sound. the car screeched to a stop. transitive verb. : to utter with or as if with a screech. screecher noun. Synonyms. Verb. howl. scream. shriek. shrill. squall.
Screech definition: to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound. See examples of SCREECH used in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched sound or cry 2. to utter with or produce a screech Canadian (esp in.... Click for more definitions.
screech. noun [ C ] us / skriːtʃ / uk / skriːtʃ /. a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear: He let out a loud screech. The truck stopped with a screech of brakes. Compare. creak noun. squeak noun.
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. screech′y adj.
A screech is another word for a scream, shriek, or cry. It’s not fun to listen to. If a woman in a horror movie finds a bad guy in her closet, she’ll probably screech. If you surprise someone in the middle of the night, expect a screech.
Definition of screech verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Screech definition: to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound. See examples of SCREECH used in a sentence.
to make an unpleasant, high, loud sound: A car came screeching around the corner. She was screeching at him at the top of her voice. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. screech to a halt/stop.
