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adjective

ˈskrē-chiŋ How to pronounce screeching (audio)
Definition of screechingnext
as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears

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screeching

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verb

present participle of screech
as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally the toddler screeched in anger when her stuffed rabbit was taken away

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Recent Examples of screeching
Adjective
The party hadn’t really stopped since the club wrapped up its first Premier League title in 22 years last week, but those celebrations came to a screeching halt after Eberechi Eze and Gabriel both failed to convert from the penalty spot. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 The American Eagle took its first paying customers for a screeching fun ride. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
Verb
One of the site’s 36 pillars — the tallest one in the middle — could be a perch for a big, pink, screeching bird. — Ryan Steven Green, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 While walking back to his patrol vehicle, the officer heard tires screeching and a loud bang, according to the affidavit. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for screeching
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screeching
  1. shrill
  2. shrieking
  3. screaming
  4. squealing
  5. yelling
Adjective
  • Amid the rumblings of construction at nearby David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, the sound of a shrill whistle and chopping feet at the nearby Murfin Family Practice Fields signaled one thing.
    — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That trademark indecision of summer takes root in her words and spreads through the music until her vocals diverge in the chorus, peeling like a clementine’s skin as one shrill line scales upward and the other remains monotone.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Definition of shrill
Verb
  • The other customers cowered in the corners, while crowds formed at the windows outside, shrieking and recording the scene on their phones.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Kids are shrieking through their favorite splash pads, faces sticky with Bomb Pop juice and joy.
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026
Definition of shrieking
Verb
  • Reuters/Juan David Duque At the airport in Pereira, videos showed pieces of ceiling falling down on travelers taking shelter and screaming, and people running through rubble in a panic.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In Pereira, further south in the coffee-producing mountains of Colombia, photos and videos on local media showed pieces of the airport ceiling falling onto travelers taking shelter and screaming.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of screaming
Verb
  • Who's signing up for France's annual pig-squealing championship?
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The event welcomed visitors for its 11th official year, with burning smoke and squealing tires along Woodward Avenue and the M1 Concourse in Pontiac.
    — Harrison Stidolph, Freep.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of squealing
Verb
  • Rookie Spencer Jones scored on the balk after getting an RBI triple and Sale began fiercely yelling at Merzel before manager Walt Weiss continued the argument and was ejected.
    — Larry Fleisher, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Simpson told a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer that a large man began yelling at his 18-year-old son, Conrad.
    — Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of yelling

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