screech in English

noun
1
a loud, harsh, piercing cry.
The piercing screech from the next room was so immediate and pained that it snapped me to instant alertness.
verb
1
(of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry.
she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain

Use "screech" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "screech" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "screech", or refer to the context using the word "screech" in the English Dictionary.

1. Hail of gunfire, screech of tires.

2. The figure gave a screech.

3. Surface, and the sky is blue and seagulls screech.

4. Then, a loud screech of brakes.

5. He heard the screech of brakes.

6. Caterwaul: To cry or screech like a cat in heat

7. A screech of brakes jarred the silence.

8. Screech draws a lot of aggro.

9. He drove off with a screech of tyres.

10. Neigh, bellow, screech, whinny, heehaw The donkey Brayed and tried to bolt

11. Antonyms for Creaked. 15 synonyms for creak: squeak, grind, scrape, groan, grate, screech, squeal, scratch, rasp, creaking, screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine.

12. He roared up the drive with a screech of tyres.

13. What does Caterwaul mean? To cry or screech like a cat in heat

14. Neigh, bellow, screech, whinny, heehaw The donkey Brayed and tried to bolt

15. 34 synonyms for Bray: neigh, bellow, screech, whinny, heehaw, roar, trumpet, bellow, hoot, neigh, bellow

16. One of them tossed a ball high in the air with a screech of laughter.

17. A jay appeared - momentary flash of azure blue wings - to screech and vanish.

18. They either wobble around on their bikes or screech to a sudden halt.

19. 29 House cats employ a vocal repertoire that extends from a purr to a screech.

20. Budgerigars have a pleasant warble, subdued disyllabic screech and subdued chattering compared to other parrot species

21. The machine began to spin faster and faster, with the grating screech of metal on metal.

22. 15 synonyms for Creak: squeak, grind, scrape, groan, grate, screech, squeal, scratch, rasp, Creaking, sCreak

23. A shrill whistle could be discerned, audible above the scrape and screech of the music.

24. 29 Suddenly we heard a screech of brakes and saw the car swerve to miss the cyclist.

25. And, then, it lands with a thud and a screech until everything rolls to a complete stop.

26. She was walking with a friend, when she heard a car screech to a halt behind her.

27. From the trees there came a warning screech and the whole flock took to the air.

28. Suddenly we heard a screech of brakes and saw the car swerve to miss the cyclist.

29. But barn owls, famed in folklore for their eerie screech and ghostly white plumage, are declining in Britain.

30. Breakdance Beach? Breakdance BEACH! Jambox shorts and the tapes and beats _____ screech like a stray banshee DR

31. And I will screech to a halt, when I finally get there, in a disabled parking slot.

32. From out on the street came a screech of brakes followed by a roar of drunken curses.

33. A long screech was followed by a thud as a matronly passenger tumbled forward, breaking her arm.

34. You know, if I try to scheme like this, you get that nasty wrinkly face and screech like a hyena.

35. With earache children may screech out, can not keep still with the pain and may be violently excited by it.

36. 8 With earache children may screech out, can not keep still with the pain and may be violently excited by it.

37. He will zoom up to her, stop with a screech of brakes, and ask her something like when lighting-up time is.

38. For example, if you have sudden feedback with a microphone which produces a dreadful screech, 000 people will just laugh.

39. 19 He will zoom up to her, stop with a screech of brakes, and ask her something like when lighting-up time is.

40. Their call is a screech like a jay, but the song is a beautiful fluting weela-wee-ooo or or-iii-ole, unmistakable once heard.

41. So computers may have amplified the crash, much as noise feedback on a public-address system can escalate into an ear-splitting screech.

42. His kick-it must have been a hard one-caught the younger man on the shin, drawing a painful screech out of him.

43. Dustin Diamond, the actor behind the character of Screech from Saved By The Bell, has apologised to his former Castmates for salacious claims he made about them in a book.

44. The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.

45. Bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, marsh hawks, ospreys, great blue herons, swans, screech owls, great-horned owls, bluebirds, hummingbirds, purple martins, goldfinch are just some of the animals you might see at the parks and forests around the Byway.

46. One of the major things I loved about the Backrooms was the unknown element, How you would hear the distant and gut-dropping screech of some unknown beast, echoing through the infinite rooms! I have an example that worked really well: (Go to 3:18 for specific example.)

47. Allopatric (not comparable) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed1989, Western Birds, Volumes 20-21, page 9, The similarly sized Burrowing Owl and Western Screech-Owl were the most Allopatric of any species pair considered here; the percentage of similarity in their diets was 67%.

48. A fatal disease clinically and pathologically indistinguishable from IBDF resulted from FHV inoculation of the following species representing 7 families; Swain-son’s hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Cooper’s hawk (Accipiter cooperi) sharp-shinned hawk (A. striatus) great horned owl (Bubo virgianus) screech owl (Otus asio) snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) American coot (Fulica americana) green heron (Butorides virescens) budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) Amazon parrot (Amazona ocrocephala) ring-necked dove (Streptopelia risoria) and baby muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata).

49. beaten eggs 1⁄2 cup corn syrup 12 cups mixed red and green candied cherries 12 cups mixed peel 8 cups sultanas 1 cup golden raisins 8 cups currants 5 cups candied pineapple chopped 16 cups white all-purpose flour (one 7 lb bag) 6 tsp mace 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp allspice 3 tbsp salt 4 cups coarsely chopped pecans 8 cups grated blue potatoes 6 cups grated carrots 2 cups grated parsnip 8 cups buttermilk or milk mixed with a little vinegar (2 litres) 8 tsp baking soda 1 cup screech or white grape juice White granulated sugar and melted butter is required to prepare tins.