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# screeching

adjective (screeching); verb, present participle of «screech» (screech, screeches, screeched, screeching); noun (screeching — uncountable)

«screeching» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Making a loud, high, harsh sound, like a scream: a screeching owl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#m1)
2. (of wheels or brakes) Making a high, rough noise when stopping suddenly: screeching tyres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#m2)
3. (noun) A loud, harsh, high noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#m3)
4. (idiom) "Come to a screeching halt" means stop very suddenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, we hear screeching brakes, screeching seagulls and screeching chalk on a board. In stories, screeching sounds create tension or fear — a screeching car means danger. In science, a screech is a high-pitched sound with fast vibrations. Phrases: screeching brakes, screeching tyres, a screeching halt, screeching owl.

### Examples

- The car stopped with screeching tyres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#x1)
- Screeching seagulls stole our chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#x2)
- The screeching of chalk on the board made us shiver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#x3)
- The bus came to a screeching halt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#x4)
- A barn owl makes a screeching call at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#x5)
- My little sister ran round the garden screeching with laughter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#x6)

### Note

From "screech". Similar: shriek, squeal, scream. In science, a high sound has a high pitch (fast vibrations). Spelling: double e, then "ch".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «screeching» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«screeching» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/screeching.html) on Mova free.