screech
Example Sentences
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Outside of major cities, rural communities still light sparklers and screeching "missile" fireworks to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which falls next week.
From Barron's
On Thursday, mangled metal screeched as an excavator compacted the skeletons of former homes.
From Los Angeles Times
Nash blows on the flute with gusto, producing an earsplitting screech.
From Literature
It seemed an age before the high-pitched screeching sound had died and the panic-stricken creatures had departed.
From Literature
His sneakers made screeching sounds as he skidded down the hall.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
