to screech
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4.0
- verb
- /skriːtʃ/
:
chillar (personas/animales)
- The tires screeched loudly as the car came to a sudden stop.
- a screeching halt
And people hear you screeching for a diaper bag.
- And people hear you screeching for a diaper bag.
- Scratches in my back of my car, screeches to a halt.
- You can hear our car coming when we find the corner around the hotel and he screeches into the valet.
- I said, we're swearing a mass up on an army torrent and then the Israeli army come from everywhere, come screeching in like what the he's doing.
Examples
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Below them, the tree frogs screeched their dominion of the sodden world -- till daylight came.
Fiction book (1990) -
You could hear the cats screeching at night, disturbing the quiet neighborhood.
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I got Mother dressed just as the ambulance screeched to the door.
Fiction book (1990) -
You can hear our car coming when we find the corner around the hotel and he screeches into the valet.
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And here it comes, the real thing, SCREECHING past in a full-tilt rush.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Look what Dale Evans DuKane has done!" my sister screeched by way of invitation.
Fiction book (1990) -
I waited inside the front door until his car had screeched its way up Racine to Belmont.
Fiction book (1990) -
Gentry throws it in reverse, and the Porsche screeches out of the driveway.
Fiction book (1990) -
As the truck screeched to a halt, one of its containers slid off, hit an approaching Prius and spilled its contents.
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Sunlight peeked through the closed Venetian blinds, and outside, seagulls screeched in their early-morning quest for food.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.0
To make a loud high cry because of fear or pain
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1.8
Shout loudly to show a strong feeling, for example when surprised or hurt
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1.4
To make a short high sound when things move or rub together
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2.9
To make a loud high sound often because of fear, pain or excitement
61
3.0
To make a long, high sound like a pig or excited child
50
3.8
To make a loud harsh sound that hurts your ears, like a siren
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2.9
To make a high, squeaking sound when moved or pressed
16
4.7
To make a loud, harsh cry like a bird
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7.2
To make a loud high sound like a baby or bird
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2.1
To make a loud sudden cry because you are scared, hurt, or surprised
To make a short, high, harsh sound like an owl or old gate
To make a loud, high, harsh sound like a scream
Make a sudden loud harsh cry from fear or pain
To make a high sharp squeaking sound like a mouse or an old door
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
1
5.5
A small North and Central American owl with a loud screeching or whistling call
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Etymology
Screech (verb) comes from an old sound word that copies a sharp, high noise, and it is like scream, which also means 'a loud cry'. So to screech is 'to make a loud, high, harsh sound'.