screech
to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
to utter with a screech: She screeched her warning.
a harsh, shrill cry or sound: an owl's screech; the screech of brakes.
Origin of screech
1synonym study For screech
Other words from screech
- screecher, noun
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How to use screech in a sentence
Building trust between birds who sport dangerous talons is imperative, but screech owls already know they can trust each other.
Three love stories about birds that will delight your heart | Laura Erickson | November 6, 2020 | Popular-ScienceOn the day after India and Pakistan go to war in 1971, his parents married in Lahore, “as fighter jets screeched overhead.”
“Now we wonder why this has all gone so wrong.” | Frederick Deknatel | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBehind them, in the far east corner of the square, large armored vans skidded and screeched their way out.
The Violent Scene at Cairo's Tahrir Square | Babak Dehghanpisheh | January 29, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTAlthough arrests would not come for another week, the investigation had screeched to a halt.
Shells screeched past him, great iron balls hustled by his ears, but not a quiver came over his noble face.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | Various
At his feet gamboled a dwarf that squeaked and screeched, distorting its face in hideous grimaces.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart IshamBefore Penny could ask another question, a police patrol car screeched to a standstill just outside the restaurant.
Ghost Beyond the Gate | Mildred A. Wirt"Git out o' my pilot house an' aft where the police can find you when they come lookin' for you," he screeched.
Captain Scraggs | Peter B. KyneAn old owl of a woman screeched, and was for killing me with a bottle which she had been holding against her nose.
The O'Ruddy | Stephen Crane
British Dictionary definitions for screech (1 of 2)
/ (skriːtʃ) /
a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched sound or cry
to utter with or produce a screech
Origin of screech
1Derived forms of screech
- screecher, noun
British Dictionary definitions for screech (2 of 2)
/ (skriːtʃ) /
(esp in Newfoundland) a dark rum
Origin of screech
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