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How to pronounce “screech”

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Pronunciation guide for screech

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of screech with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Rebecca Galemba: How employers steal from workers -- and get away with ittrucks screech to a halt
Definition summary
(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

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How to pronounce screech

Rebecca Galemba: How employers steal from workers -- and get away with it

trucks screech to a halt

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “screech”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
  • (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
  • (Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
  • (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
  • [Verb]
  • To make such a sound.
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.

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