screech
To make such a soundTo make such a sound.
Meaning
2 sensesTo make such a sound.
kreischen, quietschen
визжа́тьvizžátʹ, вереща́тьvereščátʹ, скрипе́тьskripétʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.
- make a high-pitched, screeching noise
- utter a harsh abrupt scream
Examples
56 sentencesThe car screeched to a stop.
ruМашина со скрежетом затормозила. — Wezel
Tom stomped on the brake pedal and screeched to a halt.
ruТом вдавил педаль тормоза в пол и с визгом затормозил. — odexed
The car screeched to a stop when Tom jammed on the brakes.
Tom's car screeched to a stop.
Tom's car screeched to a halt.
Translations
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Origin
1602; altered with expressive vowel lengthening from earlier skrech (1577), variant of obs1602; altered with expressive vowel lengthening from earlier skrech (1577), variant of obsolete scritch, from Middle English skriken, shrichen, schrichen (1250), from Old English (attested as scriccettan) and Old Norse skríkja, both from Proto-Germanic *skrīkijaną (compare Icelandic skríkja, Old Saxon scricōn, Danish skrige, Swedish skrika), derivative of *skrīhaną (compare Middle Dutch schriën, German schreien, Low German dial. schrien, schriegen), ultimately of imitative origin.
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Forms
screeches, screeching, screeched, screechedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle