screeching

«screeching» in Mova's school dictionary: Making a loud, high, harsh sound, like a scream: a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (screeching); verb, present participle of «screech» (screech, screeches, screeched, screeching); noun (screeching — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Making a loud, high, harsh sound, like a scream: a screeching owl. tree →

2) (of wheels or brakes) Making a high, rough noise when stopping suddenly: screeching tyres. tree →

3) (noun) A loud, harsh, high noise. tree →

4) (idiom) "Come to a screeching halt" means stop very suddenly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, we hear screeching brakes, screeching seagulls and screeching chalk on a board. In stories, screeching sounds create tension or fear — a screeching car means danger. In science, a screech is a high-pitched sound with fast vibrations. Phrases: screeching brakes, screeching tyres, a screeching halt, screeching owl.

examples

• The car stopped with screeching tyres. tree →
• Screeching seagulls stole our chips. tree →
• The screeching of chalk on the board made us shiver. tree →
• The bus came to a screeching halt. tree →
• A barn owl makes a screeching call at night. tree →
• My little sister ran round the garden screeching with laughter. tree →

note

From "screech". Similar: shriek, squeal, scream. In science, a high sound has a high pitch (fast vibrations). Spelling: double e, then "ch".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «screeching» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.