Definizione monolingua

screech

screech (third-person singular simple present screeches, present participle screeching, simple past and past participle screeched)

1. To make such a sound.
   • 2004 April 15, “Morning swoop in hunt for Jodis killer”, The Scotsman:

     AS THE residents of the quiet Midlothian housing estate prepared for the day ahead, the early-morning stillness was disturbed by the sound of screeching brakes and slamming doors.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released
   • 2011 December 12, Sid Lowe, “Víctor Valdés epitomises Barcelonas bravery as Real Madrid falter”, the Guardian:

     Youve got to admire their balls. Real Madrid screeched after them: an entire herd, powerful and co-ordinated, salivating and breathing hard, murder in their eyes. So Barcelona moved the ball on, away from them. Forced back, it was played into Víctor Valdés, the goalkeeper, who slotted it to Carles Puyol, who gave it back again.

screech (countable and uncountable; plural screeches)

1. A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
2. A loud harsh sound resembling a human cry.
3. (Newfoundlander, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
4. A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.

Definizione dizionario screech

gridare

stridere

stridore

strillare

strillo

Altri significati:

To make such a sound.

(Newfoundlander, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.

A loud harsh sound resembling a human cry

A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.

A loud harsh sound resembling a human cry.

A high-pitched strident or piercing sound

A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.