🔊screech

verb
/skriːtʃ/

Meaning

to make a loud, high-pitched and unpleasant sound

Example Sentences

The car screeched to a halt.

Example Expressions

screech to a halt

Synonyms

shriek, squeal, yell, howl, scream

Antonyms

whisper, murmur

Collocations

screech loudly, screech in pain, screech of brakes, screeching noise

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