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Meaning of screech

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

screech

Pronunciation:[skɹiːtʃ][skɹitʃ]

noun

Definitions

  1. A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

  2. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.

  3. (Newfoundlander) Newfoundland rum.

  4. A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make such a sound.

  2. To travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released