screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ 
Examples of screeching in a Sentence
the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears
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Yet by the end, the song explodes into a crushing wall of sound, Day’s voice spawning in triples above a screeching electronica bed.
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Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
The scene, a bungled reflection on wish fulfillment, brought the pop show to a screeching halt.
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Since returning home to Citi Field this week, the Mets’ offense has come to a screeching halt.
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The bridge plunged into the Patapsco River below, killing six construction workers and bringing the major shipping artery at the Port of Baltimore to a screeching halt.
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Lydia Wei, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026
The scene, a bungled reflection on wish fulfillment, brought the pop show to a screeching halt.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Apr. 2026
Since returning home to Citi Field this week, the Mets’ offense has come to a screeching halt.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
The bridge plunged into the Patapsco River below, killing six construction workers and bringing the major shipping artery at the Port of Baltimore to a screeching halt.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for screeching
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“Screeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screeching. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ
: sudden sense 1a
her career came to a screeching halt
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