What does Screeching mean?
Definitions for Screeching
screech·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screamingnoun
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
"he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screechingnoun
sharp piercing cry
"her screaming attracted the neighbors"
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screeching
Screeching refers to a high-pitched, harsh, and usually loud sound, often associated with screaming, tires, or certain animals. It can also refer to vocally expressing or reacting in an intense, sharp manner.
Webster Dictionary
Screeching
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Screeching in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Screeching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Screeching in a Sentence
That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this is the fact which Nature moans over, and deprecates beseechingly. Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals! is the song she sings through warbling birds, and whispering pines, and roaring waves, and screeching winds.
The train came to a screeching halt and I thought that it may have hit something.
We could hear more tires screeching, and then just barely see headlights coming in through the fog.
We were told to bring everything to a screeching halt.
And right then, there must have been around nine vehicles pull up screeching, doors opening before vehicles even stop. I got a Suburban about 15 yards off to my right, Ninja turtles jumping out, AR15s, everything, and I just go, 'Oh, that's what that was.'.
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