Meaning

2 senses
  1. Resembling a screech.

    a screechy sound

  2. Given to screeching.

    She has a screechy voice that really grates on my nerves, like a dentist's drill.

More definitions
  • having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Examples

2 sentences
  1. He had an unpleasant screechy voice.

    ruУ него был неприятный пронзительный голос.

    deEr hatte eine unangenehm kreischende Stimme.

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  2. She had an unpleasant screechy voice.

    deSie hatte eine unangenehm kreischende Stimme.

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Forms

screechier, screechiest
Comparativescreechier Lesson
Superlativescreechiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedscreech

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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