screechy
Resembling a screechResembling a screech.
» He had an unpleasant screechy voice.
Er hatte eine unangenehm kreischende Stimme. — samueldora
У него был неприятный пронзительный голос. — odexed
У него был неприятный резкий голос. — marafon
У него был неприятный скрипучий голос. — marafon
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2 sensesResembling a screech.
a screechy sound
Given to screeching.
She has a screechy voice that really grates on my nerves, like a dentist's drill.
- having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Examples
2 sentencesHe had an unpleasant screechy voice.
ruУ него был неприятный пронзительный голос. — odexed
deEr hatte eine unangenehm kreischende Stimme. — samueldora
She had an unpleasant screechy voice.
deSie hatte eine unangenehm kreischende Stimme. — wolfgangth
Forms
screechier, screechiest| Comparative | screechier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | screechiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.