as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears
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as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the toddler screeched in anger when her stuffed rabbit was taken away
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Recent Examples of screeching
Niki Jorgensen, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But that came to a screeching halt during a winter ski trip with his family when Quesnell suffered a compression fracture of a vertebra in his back and a break in the bottom right loop of his hip.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
The game came to a screeching halt in the top of the sixth.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
However, progress came to a screeching halt last week.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 7 May 2025
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Events like fires, floods, snowstorms, hurricanes and tornadoes can bring companies to a screeching halt by damaging facilities and even jeopardizing employees' lives.
—Niki Jorgensen, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
But that came to a screeching halt during a winter ski trip with his family when Quesnell suffered a compression fracture of a vertebra in his back and a break in the bottom right loop of his hip.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
The game came to a screeching halt in the top of the sixth.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025
However, progress came to a screeching halt last week.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screeching
shrill
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With the start of the invasion in 2022, Mironov dropped that charade and became one of the shrillest cheerleaders for Putin and the war.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
17 July 2025
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While democratic Taiwan has long been used to those threats, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the increasingly shrill rhetoric from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and conflict in the Middle East have thrown into sharp relief what could be at stake if peace falters.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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“Screeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screeching. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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