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screeching
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screech·ing

adjective \ˈskrē-chiŋ\

Definition of SCREECHING

: abrupt, sudden <her career came to a screeching halt>
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Examples of SCREECHING

  1. <the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears>

First Known Use of SCREECHING

1953

Related to SCREECHING

Synonyms
high-pitched, piping, shrill, shrieking, squeaking, squeaky, treble, whistling
Antonyms
bass, deep, grave, low, throaty

Rhymes with SCREECHING

breeching, teaching

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