- 1[intransitive, transitive] to make a loud, high, unpleasant sound; to say something using this sound Monkeys were screeching in the trees. The wind screeched in his ears. screeching brakes He screeched with pain. + speech “No, don't!” she screeched. screech (something) (at somebody) He screeched something at me.
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- 2[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of a vehicle) to make a loud, high, unpleasant noise as it moves The car screeched to a halt outside the hospital. A police car screeched out of a side street.
screech
verbNAmE//skritʃ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they screech he / she / it screeches
past simple screeched
-ing form screeching
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