screeching
noun
1. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
Similar word(s): scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking
Definition categories: event, noise
2. sharp piercing cry
Similar word(s): scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking
Definition categories: communication, call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
Sentences with screeching as a noun:
- hysterical screechings
verb
1. present participle of screech