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Synonyms 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"
Synonyms:
thigh-slapper, screaming, belly laugh, scream, howler, screech, shriek, shrieking, riot, wow, sidesplitterscream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screechingnoun
sharp piercing cry
"her screaming attracted the neighbors"
Synonyms:
screaming, belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, screech, shriek, scream, shrieking, riot, wow, thigh-slapper
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3718 | wow | |
#11068 | scream | |
#11923 | screaming | |
#14795 | riot | |
#45049 | howler | |
#51475 | screeching | |
#57196 | screech | |
#63118 | shriek | |
#69336 | shrieking |
How to use screeching in a sentence?
The train came to a screeching halt and I thought that it may have hit something.
We were told to bring everything to a screeching halt.
(The accelerated planting pace) is coming to a screeching halt with possible and probably delays.
The foundational knowledge of the future is your own ability to learn and adapt, because if you don't your career will come to a screeching halt after a couple of years.
We could hear more tires screeching, and then just barely see headlights coming in through the fog.
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