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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.
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.
The meaning of SCREECH is a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror. How to use screech in a sentence.
3 meanings: 1. a shrill, harsh, or high-pitched sound or cry 2. to utter with or produce a screech Canadian (esp in.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of screech verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
screech meaning, definition, what is screech: to shout loudly in an unpleasant high vo...: Learn more.
Definitions of 'screech'. 1. If a vehicle screeches somewhere or if its tires screech, its tires 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.
n. 1. A high-pitched, strident cry. 2. A sound suggestive of this cry: the screech of train brakes. v. screeched, screech·ing, screech·es. v.tr. To utter in a screech or high-pitched voice. v.intr. 1. To cry out in a high-pitched, strident voice. 2. To make a sound suggestive of a screech: Tires screeched on the wet pavement.
screech meaning: 1. to make an unpleasant, high, loud sound: 2. If a vehicle screeches to a halt, it suddenly…. Learn more.
A screech is another word for a scream, shriek, or cry. It’s not fun to listen to. If a woman in a horror movie finds a bad guy in her closet, she’ll probably screech.
