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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024screech•y (skrē′chē),USA pronunciation adj., screech•ier, screech•i•est. - like or suggesting screeching.
- producing screeches:a screechy door.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈscreechy /ˈskriːtʃɪ/ adj ( -ier, -iest)- loud and shrill
screech /skritʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: [no object]The car's tires screeched.[~ + object]to screech an answer.[used with quotations]"Get out of here!'' she screeched.
n. [countable] - a harsh, shrill cry or sound:The screech of tires was followed by the sound of a collision.
screech•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024screech (skrēch),USA pronunciation v.i. - to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound:The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
v.t. - to utter with a screech:She screeched her warning.
n. - a harsh, shrill cry or sound:an owl's screech; the screech of brakes.
- 1550–60; variant of obsolete scritch to scream; akin to screak
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See scream.
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