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screeching

/ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/

/ˈskritʃɪŋ/

screechingnoun

screechings

Translations

crissement

The screeching of the brakes was heard as the car came to a sudden stop.

Le crissement des freins s’est fait entendre lorsque la voiture s’est arrêtée brusquement.

Additional translations

cri stridentS’emploie pour un cri ou un bruit humain très aigu et perçant.

Definitions

A loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound.

The screeching of the brakes was heard as the car came to a sudden stop.

Synonyms

screechingadjective

/ˈskriːtʃɪŋ/

/ˈskritʃɪŋ/

Translations

strident

The screeching brakes of the car startled everyone on the street.

Les freins stridents de la voiture ont surpris tout le monde dans la rue.

Additional translations

grinçantPlus naturel pour un bruit aigu et désagréable produit par un objet ou un mécanisme.

Definitions

Making a loud, harsh, high-pitched sound.

The screeching brakes of the car startled everyone on the street.

Characterized by a loud, harsh, and piercing noise.

The screeching alarm woke the entire neighborhood in the middle of the night.

Synonyms

screechverb

screeching

ing-form

screeched

Past Simple

screeched

Past Participle

screeching

ing-form

/skriːtʃ/

/skritʃ/

Translations

crisserSe dit surtout d’un bruit aigu, notamment pour des pneus ou des freins.

The brakes screeched as the car came to a sudden stop.

Les freins ont crissé lorsque la voiture s’est arrêtée brutalement.

Additional translations

hurlerRegistre expressif pour un cri aigu et perçant.

crierPour une voix ou un cri aigu, strident.

Definitions

To make a loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound.

The brakes screeched as the car came to a sudden stop.

To utter or express in a loud, harsh, or shrill manner.

She screeched her disapproval at the top of her lungs.

Synonyms

screechnoun

Definitions

A loud, harsh, piercing cry or sound.

The screech of the owl echoed through the forest at night.

A high-pitched, strident noise made by a vehicle's tires when it stops suddenly.

The car came to a halt with a screech as the driver slammed on the brakes.

screechadjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a screech; producing a loud, shrill sound.

The screech owl is common in wooded areas.

screechproper noun

Definitions

A brand of strong rum produced in Newfoundland, Canada (usually capitalized).

After the ceremony, everyone was offered a tot of Screech.