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screeching en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. The act of producing a screech.
    • Silence reigned, broken only by the hideous screeching of vultures and the sound of a lawn-mower being used in the hospital grounds. 1936, F.J. Thwaites, The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards Publishing, published 1940, page 58:
    • hysterical screechings

Forms

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screechings Number=Plur lexicographic

screeching en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈskɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of screech
    form of screech

Deriveds

screeching frog