to screech

verb/gĩ.ʃaɾ/medium

guin·char

Definition

To make a loud, harsh, piercing sound.

The brakes screeched as the car stopped suddenly.

The owl screeched in the night.

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Common collocations

screech loudlyscreech to a halthear a screech

Possivelmente onomatopaico, imitativo do som agudo.