Screech - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|skriːtʃ|
Brit.
|skriːtʃ|
noun
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry (syn: scream, screaming, shriek)
he ducked at the screechings of shells
- sharp piercing cry (syn: scream, screaming, shriek)verb
- make a high-pitched, screeching noise (syn: creak, screak, squeak, whine)
- utter a harsh abrupt scream (syn: screak, squawk)
- utter a harsh abrupt scream (syn: screak, squawk)
Extra examples
With a loud screech, she smashed the plate against the wall.
I screeched when I saw the mouse.
He kept screeching at the children to pay attention.
“You can't do this to me!” she screeched.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: screech
he/she/it: screeches
present participle: screeching
past tense: screeched
past participle: screeched
I/you/we/they: screech
he/she/it: screeches
present participle: screeching
past tense: screeched
past participle: screeched
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