screechingn.

Brit.

/ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskritʃɪŋ/

Forms: see screech v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screech v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < screech v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier screech n.¹, screaking n., scritching n., shriking n. and adj. at shrike v. Derivatives, skriking n. at skrike v. Derivatives.

The action of screech v. Also: an instance of this; a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > shriek > shrieking

shrikingc1374

shritchingc1374

scritching1583

screeching1589

screaming1892

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > scream or shriek

squealingc1325

skriking1340

shrikingc1374

shritchingc1374

skrikea1400

blaringc1440

shritch1470

scritchinga1500

shrikea1500

screak1513

skirl1513

wauling1533

wrawling1533

screamingc1540

scritch1548

skreighc1550

shright1558

screech1560

screaking1565

screeching1589

shriek1590

shrill1591

shirl1598

shrieking1602

screama1616

squalling1677

squall1709

squeal1747

skelloch1808

skreighing1816

skirling1820

sharming1823

shriekery1865

squee1938

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > shriek, screech, or scream

scritchinga1500

shrikea1500

scream1513

screamingc1540

scrivec1540

shriek1599

screeching1753

skirling1820

screech1821

screel1835

shriekery1865

1589 J. Jane in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 778 The people of the countrey hauing espied vs, made a lamentable noyse, as we thought, with great outcryes and skreechings.

1598 F. Rous Thule ii. sig. L2 Sometimes the ghosts walke in those paths of wo, And with their skreeching fright the neighbour land.

1616 N. Breton Good & Badde 29 Her voice is the skrieching of an Owle.

1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 307 This Ratcatcher Owl..with her howtings and scrietching she spoils the musick.

1753 J. Collier Ess. Art of Tormenting 227 How have I seen a whole company made uneasy, from the screeching of a cork between some persons fingers!

1777 W. Dalrymple Trav. Spain & Portugal xiii. 129 They make a most disagreeable screetching.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 166 ‘I prithee, peace,’ said Craigdallie, who was obviously tired of the tuneless screeching of the worthy deacon.

1871 O. W. Holmes Smiling Listener 54 More banging, more screeching of fiddle and drum.

1914 G. Fitzmaurice Moonlighter ii, in Five Plays 89 If the chance of screeching came again to me I'd screech surely.

1987 D. Gersi Explorer vi. 121 The symphony of a pulsating jungle is made of the melancholy hootings of gibbons,..the screechings of multicolored parrots.

2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 4 Nov. 14 Witnesses heard the screeching of tyres, a scream and a thud.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

screechingadj.

Brit.

/ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskritʃɪŋ/

Forms: see screech v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screech v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < screech v. + -ing suffix².

1. That screeches; given to or characterized by screeching.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > scream or shriek

wrawling1533

shreaming1565

scritching1577

shriking1583

shriekinga1586

screeching1602

screaming1616

in a screek1681

squalling1712

skirling1786

shrieky1848

screecha1854

squally1862

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. i. sig. A3 No spirit moues vpon the breast of earth, Saue howling dogs, nightcrowes, & screeching owls.

1626 T. Aylesbury Passion Serm. 25 A screeching voice shall be heard in Hierusalem.

1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote II. xxvi. 335 Let all your Bats and screeching Owls..Out-ring the melancholy Tolls Of lazy doleful Passing-bell.

1783 Weekly Entertainer 17 Feb. 166 The screeching fulmer cleft the troubled air.

1816 W. Scott Let. 16 May (1933) IV. 234 My old peacock who chuses to..sit below my bedroom window to keep me awake with his screeching lamentation.

1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 209 The screeching appeals which greeted the discovery of our misdemeanour.

1945 E. Holles Unconditional Surrender vii. 261 Packed patches of screeching shells, fire-spouting tanks, strafing planes.

1971 Drama Rev. 15 162 It makes a screeching sound, like someone running his fingernails across a blackboard.

2004 Spin Feb. 26 Cowbells, hand claps, and four-part vocals meet screeching guitars.

2. Designating a sudden stopping of a vehicle by a forceful application of the brakes which causes the brakes, wheels, or tyres to screech; (also) figurative with reference to an abrupt ending or halting of something. Chiefly in to come to a screeching halt (or stop).

ΚΠ

1904 G. E. Jackson Three Graces at College xviii. 229 A train came to a screeching standstill, and a brakeman called out.

1931 E. S. Whitman No Minor Vices iv. 66 Instantly the brakes were applied and the car came to a screeching stop.

1953 Life 20 July 65 They swarmed after him through rainstorm and over ditches, most of them hoping to see the Hogan legend come to a screeching halt.

1993 C. Clark Criscuo Wiseguys in Love 136 The car came to a screeching halt, which threw Henry against the divider.

2007 Independent 19 Dec. 26/5 In the event that the current strike continues for another six months, the two Guilds will make common cause and bring the entire entertainment behemoth to a screeching halt.

Derivatives

ˈscreechingly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adverb] > scream or shriek

shriekingly1631

screechingly1833

screamingly1844

shriekily1881

1833 Examiner 10 Feb. 85/1 She was screechingly out of tune.

1902 A. D. Baldwin Gospel Judas Iscariot vi. 288 I..heard the key turn screechingly in its rusty wards.

2009 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 17 Jan. 11 There was plenty last night to thrill her screechingly vocal fans.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	screeching
释义	screechingn. Brit. /ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskritʃɪŋ/ Forms: see screech v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screech v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < screech v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier screech n.¹, screaking n., scritching n., shriking n. and adj. at shrike v. Derivatives, skriking n. at skrike v. Derivatives. The action of screech v. Also: an instance of this; a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [noun] > shriek > shrieking shrikingc1374 shritchingc1374 scritching1583 screeching1589 screaming1892 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [noun] > scream or shriek squealingc1325 skriking1340 shrikingc1374 shritchingc1374 skrikea1400 blaringc1440 shritch1470 scritchinga1500 shrikea1500 screak1513 skirl1513 wauling1533 wrawling1533 screamingc1540 scritch1548 skreighc1550 shright1558 screech1560 screaking1565 screeching1589 shriek1590 shrill1591 shirl1598 shrieking1602 screama1616 squalling1677 squall1709 squeal1747 skelloch1808 skreighing1816 skirling1820 sharming1823 shriekery1865 squee1938 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > shriek, screech, or scream scritchinga1500 shrikea1500 scream1513 screamingc1540 scrivec1540 shriek1599 screeching1753 skirling1820 screech1821 screel1835 shriekery1865 1589 J. Jane in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 778 The people of the countrey hauing espied vs, made a lamentable noyse, as we thought, with great outcryes and skreechings. 1598 F. Rous Thule ii. sig. L2 Sometimes the ghosts walke in those paths of wo, And with their skreeching fright the neighbour land. 1616 N. Breton Good & Badde 29 Her voice is the skrieching of an Owle. 1673 E. Hickeringill Gregory 307 This Ratcatcher Owl..with her howtings and scrietching she spoils the musick. 1753 J. Collier Ess. Art of Tormenting 227 How have I seen a whole company made uneasy, from the screeching of a cork between some persons fingers! 1777 W. Dalrymple Trav. Spain & Portugal xiii. 129 They make a most disagreeable screetching. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth vii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 166 ‘I prithee, peace,’ said Craigdallie, who was obviously tired of the tuneless screeching of the worthy deacon. 1871 O. W. Holmes Smiling Listener 54 More banging, more screeching of fiddle and drum. 1914 G. Fitzmaurice Moonlighter ii, in Five Plays 89 If the chance of screeching came again to me I'd screech surely. 1987 D. Gersi Explorer vi. 121 The symphony of a pulsating jungle is made of the melancholy hootings of gibbons,..the screechings of multicolored parrots. 2014 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 4 Nov. 14 Witnesses heard the screeching of tyres, a scream and a thud. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). screechingadj. Brit. /ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskritʃɪŋ/ Forms: see screech v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: screech v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < screech v. + -ing suffix². 1. That screeches; given to or characterized by screeching. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > scream or shriek wrawling1533 shreaming1565 scritching1577 shriking1583 shriekinga1586 screeching1602 screaming1616 in a screek1681 squalling1712 skirling1786 shrieky1848 screecha1854 squally1862 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. i. sig. A3 No spirit moues vpon the breast of earth, Saue howling dogs, nightcrowes, & screeching owls. 1626 T. Aylesbury Passion Serm. 25 A screeching voice shall be heard in Hierusalem. 1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote II. xxvi. 335 Let all your Bats and screeching Owls..Out-ring the melancholy Tolls Of lazy doleful Passing-bell. 1783 Weekly Entertainer 17 Feb. 166 The screeching fulmer cleft the troubled air. 1816 W. Scott Let. 16 May (1933) IV. 234 My old peacock who chuses to..sit below my bedroom window to keep me awake with his screeching lamentation. 1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 209 The screeching appeals which greeted the discovery of our misdemeanour. 1945 E. Holles Unconditional Surrender vii. 261 Packed patches of screeching shells, fire-spouting tanks, strafing planes. 1971 Drama Rev. 15 162 It makes a screeching sound, like someone running his fingernails across a blackboard. 2004 Spin Feb. 26 Cowbells, hand claps, and four-part vocals meet screeching guitars. 2. Designating a sudden stopping of a vehicle by a forceful application of the brakes which causes the brakes, wheels, or tyres to screech; (also) figurative with reference to an abrupt ending or halting of something. Chiefly in to come to a screeching halt (or stop). ΚΠ 1904 G. E. Jackson Three Graces at College xviii. 229 A train came to a screeching standstill, and a brakeman called out. 1931 E. S. Whitman No Minor Vices iv. 66 Instantly the brakes were applied and the car came to a screeching stop. 1953 Life 20 July 65 They swarmed after him through rainstorm and over ditches, most of them hoping to see the Hogan legend come to a screeching halt. 1993 C. Clark Criscuo Wiseguys in Love 136 The car came to a screeching halt, which threw Henry against the divider. 2007 Independent 19 Dec. 26/5 In the event that the current strike continues for another six months, the two Guilds will make common cause and bring the entire entertainment behemoth to a screeching halt. Derivatives ˈscreechingly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adverb] > scream or shriek shriekingly1631 screechingly1833 screamingly1844 shriekily1881 1833 Examiner 10 Feb. 85/1 She was screechingly out of tune. 1902 A. D. Baldwin Gospel Judas Iscariot vi. 288 I..heard the key turn screechingly in its rusty wards. 2009 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 17 Jan. 11 There was plenty last night to thrill her screechingly vocal fans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1589adj.1602
随便看	gun-firing gun-flash gun-fodder gun-forger gun-forging gun-founder gun-foundry gun-gear gun-guard gun-handling gun-harpoon gun-hole gun-house gun-how gun-howitzer gun-iron gun-lance gun-lascar gun-layer gun-laying gun-lever gun-licence gun-lift gun-line gun-lock