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How to pronounce “screech

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Pronunciation guide for screech

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of screech with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
An Inside Look into the San Diego ZooAUDIENCE: Screech owl.
Definition summary
(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

Example 1 of 8

How to pronounce screech

An Inside Look into the San Diego Zoo

AUDIENCE: Screech owl.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “screech

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
  • (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
  • (Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
  • (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
  • [Verb]
  • To make such a sound.
  • (intransitive, figuratively) To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.

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