SCREECH


Meaning of SCREECH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ skri:tʃ ]

( screeches, screeching, screeched)

1.

If a vehicle screeches somewhere or if its tyres screech , its tyres make an unpleasant high-pitched noise on the road.

A black Mercedes screeched to a halt beside the helicopter...

The car wheels screeched as they curved and bounced over the rough broken ground.

VERB : V prep / adv , V

2.

When you screech something, you shout it in a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched voice.

‘Get me some water, Jeremy!’ I screeched...

...a player who screeches at you on the field.

= shriek

VERB : V with quote , V at n

Screech is also a noun.

The figure gave a screech.

N-COUNT

3.

When a bird, animal, or thing screeches , it makes a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched noise.

A macaw screeched at him from its perch.

VERB : V at n

Screech is also a noun.

He heard the screech of brakes.

N-COUNT

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