screech
verb (used without object)
to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound.
screeches
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pluralof screech.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof screech (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
screechverb (used without object)to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound.
Example Sentences
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I know of a nurse in San Francisco who screeches her car to a stop when she spots a person in bodily distress and administers CPR if appropriate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Brown kiwis have been reintroduced to a “newly stoat-free Wellington suburb,” where residents now awaken every morning to the screeches and songs of native parrots, pigeons and tuis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
A shriek broke the dawn on the savannah, followed by more screeches and the rustle of branches: The wild Fongoli chimps were bidding each other good morning in the dry, scraggly Sahel.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
A few distant screeches of brooms on cobblestone, that’s all.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
A woman snatches the privacy curtain back and screeches at the man and then at me.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
