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screech

[ skreech ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound:

    The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.



verb (used with object)

  1. to utter with a screech:

    She screeched her warning.

noun

  1. a harsh, shrill cry or sound:

    an owl's screech; the screech of brakes.

screech

1

/ skriːtʃ /

noun

  1. (esp in Newfoundland) a dark rum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

screech

2

/ skriːtʃ /

noun

  1. a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched sound or cry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to utter with or produce a screech
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈscreecher, noun
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Other Words From

  • screecher noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of screech1

First recorded in 1550–60; variant of obsolete scritch “to scream”; akin to screak
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Word History and Origins

Origin of screech1

perhaps special use of screech 1

Origin of screech2

C16: variant of earlier scritch , of imitative origin
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Synonym Study

See scream.
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Example Sentences

The models revealed a unique internal construction of two opposing sound chambers that create physical air turbulence as the source of the screeching sound.

On Monday afternoon, however, the adrenaline thrill came to a screeching halt when the Sol Spin stopped mid-motion, leaving riders suspended at multiple different angles.

“A black car came speeding really, really fast ... screeching and then lost control, swerved over and slammed into a bunch of people,” one witness told KTLA.

I don't know about y'all, but after the majority of men voted to put a screeching sexual predator back into office, I'm feeling like it's time to wind down this era of hand-holding and hair-stroking.

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When a farm, an orchard, a ranch, or any other agricultural operation is damaged in a disaster, it often leads to a drop in production, or even brings it to a screeching halt.

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