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screech

verb

/skriːtʃ/

Meaning

to make a loud, high-pitched and unpleasant sound

The car screeched to a halt.

screech to a halt

shriek, squeal, yell, howl, scream

whisper, murmur

screech loudly, screech in pain, screech of brakes, screeching noise

to carry out a task badly or carelessly

to foreshadow or suggest something in an unclear or indirect way

to set someone free from a situation, especially imprisonment or oppression

to give up or yield to an opponent or authority

to search through something in a disorderly way

to say or do something again