- present participle of screech.
screeching
Example Sentences
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The kitchen sinks aren’t working, and the plumbing is simultaneously screeching and groaning.
From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026
Meanwhile, pop culture podcast The Spill titled its new episode "Why we're officially done with Timothée Chalamet", and posed the question: "Has the Timothée era officially come to a screeching halt?"
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
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 • Feb. 13, 2026
A screeching howl goes off inside the water park.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
They stood up on their skinny hind legs; screeching and chattering, and showing their teeth.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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