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Meanings of screechy in anglès

Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.

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Usage of screechy in anglès
1
Why is it that screechy scraping noises are unpleasant to so many people?
The Irish Times
2
Hanna raised her fist to knock, when Kate let out a screechy cackle.
Wicked
3
You're the short, chubby guy with the screechy voice, right?
Secret Sanction
4
Her tone grew screechy as she battled a rising sob.
Hula Done It?
5
To be honest, it sounded screechy and hurt my ears.
The Broken String
6
Sounds die or turn screechy more easily on these instruments.
Wired
7
White Streak makes a series of screechy noises that sound suspiciously like a laugh.
World After
8
Tess and Madam Orla start to scream: one high, one low; one deep, one screechy.
The half life of stars: a novel
9
A moorhen joins in with a sudden screechy warning.
The great lover
10
Then he said, in his screechy voice, By golly!
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
11
Hanna heard screechy, spooky laughter through the receiver.
Heartless
12
A loud, screechy cackle emanated from her throat.
Abducted to Oz
13
Then Sandersen's voice grew screechy with sudden passion.
The Rangeland Avenger
14
A stereo system is set up in the center court, blasting some kind of screechy violin music.
The Menstruating Mall
15
The shout came from behind Thomas, loud and screechy, filled with more than a hint of lunacy.
The Scorch Trials
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The smooth-yet-screechy sound of Cinderella's "Don't Know What You've Got 'til it's Gone" filled the hall.
John Dies at the End
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Screechy through the time