as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the toddler screeched in anger when her stuffed rabbit was taken away
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of screeching
Mike Defabo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Sadly, his momentum came to a screeching halt when a sudden rib injury benched him for 55 days, forcing the 31-year-old to watch from the sidelines.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
But his career came to a screeching halt later that year.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Board the train and destroy its turrets to bring it to a screeching halt, then blow open the vault car with Thermite and you'll be rewarded handsomely.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screeching
Adjective
However, the feel-good season came to a screeching halt during a five-game losing streak.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Sadly, his momentum came to a screeching halt when a sudden rib injury benched him for 55 days, forcing the 31-year-old to watch from the sidelines.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
But his career came to a screeching halt later that year.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Board the train and destroy its turrets to bring it to a screeching halt, then blow open the vault car with Thermite and you'll be rewarded handsomely.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screeching
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screeching
Adjective
-
Their bathroom floor also pooled with water after showering, and noise from other apartments, like the shrill beeps of a low-battery smoke detector next door, carried through the paper-thin walls.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
22 Apr. 2025
-
As such, The Studio is shrill and talky, its chaotic scenes sparked by random performers like Charlize Theron, Zac Efron, Olivia Wilde and Sarah Polley, all of whom want something from Remick.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Screeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screeching. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share