Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of screech
nounscreeching (plural screechings)
plural screechings
- The act of producing a screech.
hysterical screechings
1 more example
Silence reigned, broken only by the hideous screeching of vultures and the sound of a lawn-mower being used in the hospital grounds.
1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 58
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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