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- Dictionaryscreech/skrēCH/
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.
The meaning of SCREECH is a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror. How to use screech in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
n. 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.
[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of a vehicle) to make a loud high unpleasant noise as it moves. The car screeched to a halt outside the hospital. A police car screeched out of a side street. Word Origin. See screech in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: screech.
Screech definition: to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound. See examples of SCREECH used in a sentence.
SCREECH definition: 1. to make an unpleasant, high, loud sound: 2. If a vehicle screeches to a halt, it suddenly…. Learn more.
