screech
IPA: skrˈitʃ
noun
- (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- (Newfoundlander, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
- (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
verb
- To make such a sound.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released.
Advertisement
Examples of "screech" in Sentences
- The baby screeched and cried.
- The car screeched as it stopped.
- Its wheels screech to a violent halt.
- Kihn screeches in horror at the sight.
- He heard his car screeching on the road.
- Something just screeched in the basement.
- People all stared at the site screeching.
- In the cargo hold, the baby was screeching.
- Screech is seen as the geek of his peer group.
- The tires screech and the cost must be enormous.
Advertisement
Advertisement