screech (redirected from screeches)

screech  (skrch)

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 or as if in a screech.

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.

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[Alteration of obsolete scrich, from Middle English scrichen, to screech, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skrækja.]

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screecher n.

screechi·ness n.

screechy adj.

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screech ¹

Noun

a shrill or high-pitched sound or cry

Verb

to utter a shrill cry [earlier scritch, imitative]

screechy adj

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screech ²

Noun

Canad a dark rum [origin unknown]

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Screech of gulls.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	screech - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	screech - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screeching cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb	1.	screech - make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" creak, screak, skreak, squeak, whine make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
	2.	screech - utter a harsh abrupt scream skreigh, squawk, screak, skreak cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

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screech

verb 1. shriek, scream, yell, howl, wail, squeal, holler

noun 2. cry, scream, shriek, squeal, squawk, yelp

Translations

screech [skriːtʃ] vi → chirriar

screech [skriːtʃ] n → cri strident, hurlement m [of tyres, brakes]; crissement m, grincement m

vi → hurler; crisser, grincer

screech [skriːtʃ] vi → kreischen;

(tyres, brakes) → quietschen

n → Kreischen nt;

(of tyres, brakes) → Quietschen nt

screech [skriːtʃ] n → strido; [of tyres, brakes] → stridore m

vi → stridere

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screech

v screech [skriːtʃ]

to make a harsh, shrill cry, shout or noise She screeched (abuse) at him; The car screeched to a halt.skaatsيُطْلِقُ صَرْخَةً عالِيَهиздавам стържещ звукječet; skřípathvine; hylekreischenστριγκλίζωchirriar, chillarkriiskama, kriiksumaجيغ يا فرياد كشيدنkiljua, kirskuapousser des cris perçants; crisserלִצווֹחַचीत्कार करना या मारनाškripiti, cvilitivisít; csikorogmemekikskrækja; ískrastrillare; stridere金切り声をあげる날카로운[] 소리를 지르다[], 날카로운[]소리로 말하다spiegti, žviegtigriezīgi kliegt; šņirkstēt; (par riepām) kauktmenciutgierenhvine, skrike, hylepiszczećguinchara strigaвизгливо кричать;скрежетатьpišťať, vrieskať; škrípaťcvilitiškripanjeskrika, tjuta, gnisslaเสียงกรีดร้องçığlık atmak尖聲喊叫пронизливо кричати; скрипітиنا گوار سمع خراش، چیخنے کی آوازkêu thét lên尖声喊叫

n

a loud, shrill cry or noise screeches of laughter; a screech of brakes.geskreeصَرْخَه، صَيْحَهстържещ звукjekot, skřípothvin; hyldas Kreischenστρίγκλισμα, τσίριγμαchirrido, chillido, gritokiljatus, karjeجيغkiljahdus, kirskuntacri perçant; crissementצְווָחָהचीत्कारškripavisítás; csikorgáspekikanskrækur; ískurstrillo; stridore金切り声날카로운[] 소리, 비명spiegimas, žviegimasspiedzīgi smieklibunyi menciutgegierhvin, skrik, hylpisk, skrzekguinchohohot; scrâş­netвизг; скрежетvresk; škrípaniecviljenješkripaskrik, tjut, gnisselเสียงดังที่กรีดร้องออกมาçığlık尖叫вереск; скрипتیز چیخ کی آوازtiếng thét, tiếng rít尖叫