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Meanings of screech in English

Portuguese
grito
Catalan
grinyol
Spanish
aullido

Sharp piercing cry.

        grito
        Portuguese
        gritar
        Catalan
        garranyigar
        Spanish
        crujir

        Make a high-pitched, screeching noise.

            gritar
            Usage of screech in English
            1
            There was a metallic screech as he changed gear- agoodsign perhaps.
            Atonement
            2
            A similar screech told Eragon that the second Ra'zac was behind them.
            Brisingr
            3
            She wanted to screech out of there but couldn't risk being heard.
            Exposure
            4
            Ingrith's screech of horror was probably heard all the way to Jorvik.
            The viking takes a knight
            5
            Another screech of static, then Victory said, Lady Liberty's waiting for you.
            Shades of gray
            6
            I missed the major artery and the thing had time to screech.
            Anno Dracula
            7
            A dismal screech, as of mere animal terror, rang from the cabinet.
            Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
            8
            Then I let out what I thought was my last gut-wrenching screech.
            Rock and Ice Magazine
            9
            The van swerved with a screech and Thomas turned his attention ahead.
            The Death Cure
            10
            The Brungarian gave an audible screech of pain and dropped the knife.
            Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
            11
            From inside, Custo could hear a wraith screech, gunfire, screams, among sirens.
            Shadow fall
            12
            Thirty seconds later, he pushed open the gate with a soft screech.
            Sword of god
            13
            Just then the screech of tortured metal sounded loudly throughout the chamber.
            The Runaway Asteroid
            14
            His roast was a screech owl in a sauce of glowing brimstone.
            Miracle Mongers and Their Methods / A Complete Exposé of the Mod...
            15
            It was more like the screech of a lunatic than anything else.
            Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of th...
            16
            I heard the screech of wheels and a car motor getting gunned.
            Hard eight
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            Translations for screech
            Portuguese
            gritogritar
            Screech through the time
            Screech across language varieties
            United States of America
            Common
            United Kingdom
            Common