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# screeching

«screeching» in Mova's school dictionary: **Making a loud, high, harsh sound, like a scream: a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Making a loud, high, harsh sound, like a scream: a screeching owl. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#m2)

3) (noun) A loud, harsh, high noise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#m3)

4) (idiom) "Come to a screeching halt" means stop very suddenly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/#m4)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «screeching» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screeching/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.