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- Dictionaryscreech/skriːtʃ/
verb
- 1. (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry: "she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain"
noun
- 1. a loud, harsh, piercing cry: "Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her"
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SCREECH definition: 1. to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise: 2. a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to…. Learn more.
The meaning of SCREECH is a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror. How to use screech in a sentence.
When you screech something, you shout it in a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched voice.
Screech definition: to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound. See examples of SCREECH used in a sentence.
screech. noun [ C ] us / skriːtʃ / uk / skriːtʃ /. a long, loud, high noise that is unpleasant to hear: He let out a loud screech. The truck stopped with a screech of brakes. Compare. creak noun. squeak noun.
Definition of screech verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To screech is to make a piercing, high-pitched sound. It can also be the sound itself. Want to hear a screech? Take a little kid’s lollipop away.
SCREECH definition: 1. to make an unpleasant, high, loud sound: 2. If a vehicle screeches to a halt, it suddenly…. Learn more.
1. If a vehicle screeches somewhere or if its tyres screech, its tyres make an unpleasant high-pitched noise on the road. [...] 2. When you screech something, you shout it in a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched voice. [...] 3. When a bird, animal, or thing screeches, it makes a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched noise. [...] More.
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