screech
verb (used without object)
to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound.
had screeched
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past perfectof screech.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But the storm, which had screeched us awake, was not done with us.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2022
By 11 a.m. on Monday, three flash-flood emergency alert warnings had screeched over cellular phones, each time extending the danger period.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2020
Firms previously focused their job cuts on areas where activity had screeched to a halt, such as securitization of mortgages, or that were explicitly banned by new regulations, such as proprietary trading.
From Reuters ● Jan. 10, 2013
He had screeched and thrashed, but no matter how he struggled, he was forced downward.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
The crows and the jackdaws flew after them, and cried, as if in derision, 'From the nest—from the nest! away—away!' as the birds had screeched at Borreby Wood when the trees were cut down.
From The Sand-Hills of Jutland by Mrs. (Anna S.) Bushby
