screeching
adjective (screeching); verb, present participle of «screech» (screech, screeches, screeched, screeching); noun (screeching — uncountable)
Everyday
- Making a loud, high, harsh sound, like a scream: a screeching owl. tree →
- (of wheels or brakes) Making a high, rough noise when stopping suddenly: screeching tyres. tree →
- (noun) A loud, harsh, high noise. tree →
- (idiom) "Come to a screeching halt" means stop very suddenly. tree →
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 →
- Screeching seagulls stole our chips. tree →
- The screeching of chalk on the board made us shiver. tree →
- The bus came to a screeching halt. tree →
- A barn owl makes a screeching call at night. tree →
- My little sister ran round the garden screeching with laughter. tree →
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: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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