screechy

Examples

• All

• She clicked on the necessary commands to start America Online and jerked slightly as the screechy modem kicked in.

  Fiction book (1997)

• She let out a screechy scream when the roller coaster took a sudden drop.

• Their calls were wild and screechy, and he thought,

  Fiction book (1994)

• "I didn't do anything!" I heard my voice become a whine, all screechy and cracked.

  Fiction book (2001)

• He spoke his columns out loud as he wrote them, adopting a screechy politician's tone.

  Fiction book (1996)

• After ten years, Roberta, I can't imagine walking through those hallways and not hearing that off-key, screechy, scratchy, nails-on-the-blackboard violin music.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The car came to a screechy stop as the driver slammed on the brakes.

• The old door creaked and made a screechy noise as it opened.

Synonyms

S

squeaky

vsscreechy

39 1.3

Making a high, sharp sound like a mouse or hinge

is comparable but tends to feel louder and more unpleasantly harsh

S

scratchy

vsscreechy

9 3.7

Harsh, rough sound or voice that is unpleasant to hear

is similar but usually higher in pitch and more piercing

S

squealing

vsscreechy

7 4.1

A high, sharp sound made by a mouse or brakes

is similar but can be harsher and more grating than a squeal

S

squeaking

vsscreechy

3 3.1

A high, short sound like a mouse or a door hinge

is broader, including louder sustained harsh sounds as well

C

cacophonous

vsscreechy

2 8.4

Making a loud, harsh noise that is unpleasant to hear

is more specific to a single high, screamlike or rusty hinge sound

S

screamy

vsscreechy

1 8.2

Very loud and high in sound like a scream

is similar but also applies to harsh rusty hinge or metal sounds

S

shrieky

vsscreechy

1 7.2

Making a very high, loud, annoying sound that hurts your ears

is like that but also covers broader harsh hinge or creak sounds

C

cacophonic

vsscreechy

1 9.3

Has a loud, harsh sound that is unpleasant

is narrower, emphasizing a single high, piercing and unpleasant pitch

S

squawky

vsscreechy

1 7.5

A loud harsh sound like a bird's cry that is unpleasant

shares harshness but is typically higher pitched and more piercing

C

cackly

vsscreechy

1 8.7

A harsh, high laugh that sounds like a hen

is like that but focuses more on a single high pitched cry

S

stridulous

vsscreechy

1 9.9

Making a loud, harsh, grating sound like some insects make

is closer to very high, screamlike pitch rather than only grating noise

S

screaky

vsscreechy

6.6

A high, thin sound a door or floor makes when moving

is like that but often sounds harsher and more screamlike

Antonyms

M

melodious

6 4.0

Has a pleasant, musical sound

How Harsh

piercing

23 5.5

screechy

2 5.4

shrill

33 4.8

sharp

12 3.2

soft

• Specialized

7 4.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology