screeching

[ skree-ching ]
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adjective
  1. causing or uttering screeches: screeching bats.

  2. characteristic of screeches; harshly shrill: a screeching tone.

noun
  1. the act or sound of a person or thing that screeches.

Origin of screeching

1
First recorded in 1610–20; screech + -ing2, -ing1

Other words from screeching

  • screech·ing·ly, adverb

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