screeching
[ skree-ching ]
/ ˈskri tʃɪŋ /
adjective
noun
the act or sound of a person or thing that screeches.
OTHER WORDS FROM screeching
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screech owl,
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Definition for screeching (2 of 2)
screech
[ skreech ]
/ skritʃ /
verb (used without object)
to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
verb (used with object)
to utter with a screech: She screeched her warning.
noun
a harsh, shrill cry or sound: an owl's screech; the screech of brakes.
Origin of screech
1550–60; variant of obsolete
scritch to scream; akin to
screak
OTHER WORDS FROM screech
screech·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for screeching
British Dictionary definitions for screeching (1 of 2)
screech
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/ (skriːtʃ) /
noun
a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched sound or cry
verb
to utter with or produce a screech
Derived forms of screech
screecher, nounWord Origin for screech
C16: variant of earlier
scritch, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for screeching (2 of 2)
screech
2
/ (skriːtʃ) /
noun Canadian
(esp in Newfoundland) a dark rum
Word Origin for screech
perhaps special use of
screech
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