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- Dictionaryscreeching/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"
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a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear: I was woken by the sudden screeching of two cats fighting. We could not bear any more of the child's screeching. Fewer examples. The alarms use motion sensors and about 120 decibels of raucous screeching to scare thieves.
SCREECH definition: 1. to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise: 2. a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to…. Learn more.
1. A high-pitched, strident cry. 2. A sound suggestive of this cry: the screech of train brakes. v. screeched, screech·ing, screech·es. v.tr. To utter in a screech or high-pitched voice. v.intr. 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.
: 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.
a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear: I was woken by the sudden screeching of two cats fighting. We could not bear any more of the child's screeching. Fewer examples. The alarms use motion sensors and about 120 decibels of raucous screeching to scare thieves.
Screeching definition: causing or uttering screeches. See examples of SCREECHING used in a sentence.
adjective. 1. producing a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched cry. The screeching gulls circling the fishing boats grated on her nerves. A group of screeching children ran by. 2. producing a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched sound. Bronka is infamous for his screeching electric guitar work. I heard screeching brakes. 3. See to come to a screeching halt.
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.
screeching. noun. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry. “he ducked at the screechings of shells”. synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking. see more. see less. type of: noise.
Screech definition: to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound. See examples of SCREECH used in a sentence.
