Polyglot Dictionary

screech

/skriːtʃ/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
screeches
past
screeched
past participle
screeched
gerund
screeching

Meaning

  1. chillar

    • The tires screeched as the car stopped.

      Las llantas chirriaron cuando el auto se detuvo.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

shriek

Screech often describes a harsh, mechanical sound (brakes, tires); shriek is a high-pitched human or animal cry.

Similar in other languages

German

quietschen

quietschen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to squeak, to screech."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa screech?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The tires ___ as the car stopped.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a screech?

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