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Synonyms for screeching


Grammar : Verb
Spell : skree-ching
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskri tʃɪŋ



Définition of screeching

Origin :
  • 1570s, alteration of scritch (mid-13c., schrichen), possibly of imitative origin (cf. shriek). Related: Screeched; screeching. Screech-owl is attested from 1590s (scritch-owl is from 1520s).
  • verb scream
Example sentences :
  • There was a tremendous snarling and spitting and screeching.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • The one called Gramp was screeching invectives at the grinning bystanders.
  • Extract from : « Wanderer of Infinity » by Harl Vincent
  • "Bid them make an end of that screeching," she snapped to vent some of her fierce petulance.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The retreat, I maintained—and I was right—was caused by the screeching of the steam whistle.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • They said he had caused the fire in some way; be that as it may, he was screeching most horribly.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • His stomach was screeching, and his nerves dancing with high voltages.
  • Extract from : « The Hoofer » by Walter M. Miller
  • Manuel, screeching in a high falsetto, ordered the bonds of his feet to be cut.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • The pirate birds were screeching among the leaves of the palms.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • It was the voice of Mr. Isidore screeching upon him through the megaphone.
  • Extract from : « Brother Copas » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • A pull at the whistle, screeching forth its note of victory.
  • Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

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