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• screech — UK [skriːtʃ] / US [skrɪtʃ] verb Word forms screech : present tense I/you/we/they screech he/she/it screeches present participle screeching past tense screeched past participle screeched 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make a loud, high, and… …   English dictionary

• screech — [ skritʃ ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a loud, high, and unpleasant cry, especially when you are upset: SHRIEK: We tried to calm her, but she just screeched more loudly. 2. ) intransitive to make a loud, high, and unpleasant… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• screech — [skri:tʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: scritch to screech (13 20 centuries), from the sound] 1.) [I and T] to shout loudly in an unpleasant high voice because you are angry, afraid, or excited = ↑shriek, scream ↑scream ▪ Look out! she screeched. ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• screech — [skriːtʃ] verb [I/T] to make a loud, high, and unpleasant cry or noise Seagulls were screeching over our heads.[/ex] The car screeched to a halt.[/ex] screech noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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• screech — [[t]skri͟ːtʃ[/t]] screeches, screeching, screeched 1) VERB If a vehicle screeches somewhere or if its tyres screech, its tyres make an unpleasant high pitched noise on the road. [V prep/adv] A black Mercedes screeched to a halt beside the… …   English dictionary

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