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screeching

[ skree-ching ]

adjective

  1. causing or uttering screeches:

    screeching bats.

  2. characteristic of screeches; harshly shrill:

    a screeching tone.



noun

  1. the act or sound of a person or thing that screeches.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 𳦳iԲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of screeching1

First recorded in 1610–20; screech + -ing 2, -ing 1
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Wood also shared a comment by an unnamed user describing the sketch as "sharp and funny" before taking "a screeching turn into 1970s misogyny".

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Over the last nine games, however, the offense has come to a screeching halt — serving as the biggest problem in their current 3-6 rut.

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When this happened, the sound of a screeching tape catapulted the company to another passage in the book.

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Three people were injured early Monday morning in Akron, Ohio, in a shooting that brought a party hosted by rapper Boosie Badazz to a screeching halt.

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"Musk's sham mission is bringing vital programs to a screeching halt. Purging the government of scientists, experts, and career civil servants and slashing fundamental programs will cost lives."

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