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screechscreech /skritʃ/ verb ETYMOLOGYscreechOrigin: 1500-1600 scritch to screech (13-20 centuries), from the sound VERB TABLEscreech |
| Present | I, you, we, they | screech | | he, she, it | screeches | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | screeched | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have screeched | | he, she, it | has screeched | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had screeched | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will screech | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have screeched |
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| Present | I | am screeching | | he, she, it | is screeching | | you, we, they | are screeching | | Past | I, he, she, it | was screeching | | you, we, they | were screeching | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been screeching | | he, she, it | has been screeching | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been screeching | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be screeching | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been screeching |
► screech to a halt/stop/standstill (=stop very suddenly with a loud noise) THESAURUS to say something very loudly► shout to say something very loudly: You don’t need to shout. I’m standing right here. “Get out of the way!” she shouted. ► call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention: I called his name, but he didn’t hear me. ► scream to shout in a very loud high voice because you are frightened, angry, excited, etc.: The kids were hoarse from screaming on the roller coaster. ► shriek to shout in a loud high unpleasant voice, because you are frightened, angry, excited, etc.: The kids shrieked when we jumped out from behind the tree. ► screech to shout in a very loud high unpleasant voice because you are angry: She screeched at me to take off my muddy boots. ► yell to say something very loudly, for example because you are angry or excited, or because you want to get someone’s attention: The two drivers got out of their cars and started yelling at each other. ► cry out to make a sudden loud noise, for example when you are suddenly hurt or afraid: He cried out in pain when she twisted his arm. ► raise your voice to say something more loudly than usual, often because you are angry: Don’t raise your voice with me. ► cheer to shout to show that you like a team, performance, etc.: The fans cheered when Madsen scored the winning touchdown. ► bellow/roar to shout something in a loud deep voice: “Stay away from that door,” the guard bellowed. 1[intransitive] if a vehicle or its wheels screech, they make a loud high noise as it is stopping: The plane’s tires screeched as it touched down. screeching brakesscreech to a halt/stop/standstill (=stop very suddenly with a loud noise)2[intransitive, transitive] to make a loud high noise with your voice, especially because you are angry SYN shriek: “Where is it?” Callie screeched.► see thesaurus at shout1 [Origin: 1500–1600 scritch to screech (13–20 centuries), from the sound]—screech noun [singular]: a screech of tires |