- present participle of screech.
screeching
Example Sentences
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Every few weeks, we hear tires screeching on the I-80 and occasionally the crunch of metal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
The parallels to contemporary American culture are obvious if not literal, but Ms. Ziegler is too gifted a playwright to shrink a nuanced tragedy into a screeching protest sign.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Most movie car chases involve screeching around city corners, weaving in and out of traffic and almost always smashing into a few police cars.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
They stood up on their skinny hind legs; screeching and chattering, and showing their teeth.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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