SCREECHING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • sharp piercing cry
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • her screaming attracted the neighbors
    Hypernyms(s) screeching is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he ducked at the screechings of shells
    • he heard the scream of the brakes
    Hypernyms(s) screeching is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)