On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Screeching. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as screaming or shrieking and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Screeching meaning
present participle and gerund of screech
Synonyms of Screeching
Using Screeching
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of screech
- Useful related words include: screaming, shrieking, screech, shriek.
- In the example corpus, screeching often appears in combinations such as: to screeching, screeching halt, the screeching.
Context around Screeching
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Screeching
- In this selection, "screeching" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, international, gull, halt, competition and vocals stand out and add context to how "screeching" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to a screeching halt and an international screeching competition and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "screeching" sits close to words such as abatement, abductions and absurdly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with screeching
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Every fan is familiar with the screeching Mandrakes. (8 words)
Onlooker Gemma Fletcher said she heard 'a bang, some clattering and screeching'. (12 words)
The gunman then runs away, followed by the sound of screeching tires. (12 words)
The 30-year-old kept the Lionesses' hopes alive by diving low to her left and catching Jennifer Hermoso's spot-kick, and let her emotions get the better of her by screeching expletives at the top of her lungs. (40 words)
While in most cases many people across the province would be woken by the screeching of their phones, the system malfunctioned on Thursday and the alert was only issued to those who live in the area, including Peterborough residents. (39 words)
As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the trading day gets under way, punctuated by the crashing of pallets, the screeching of vans and the smell of raw meat, the complex is an island of hustle and bustle in an otherwise still city centre.
Columbia band Prosperity Gospel plays "a particularly brutal genre" called black metal, known for its screeching vocals and overstimulating sound, but the band took an unconventional approach for their sophomore album.
Every fan is familiar with the screeching Mandrakes.
It is the screeching to a halt that is done in a way to prevent the man from crossing to the other side of cloud nine, you know.
It would have required a screeching U-turn for any of their members to vote against Lee Waters.
Onlooker Gemma Fletcher said she heard 'a bang, some clattering and screeching'.
Since Jack Abbott (Peter Bergman) found out Victor was trying to conspire with Kyle, that brought their plan to a screeching halt.
The 30-year-old kept the Lionesses' hopes alive by diving low to her left and catching Jennifer Hermoso's spot-kick, and let her emotions get the better of her by screeching expletives at the top of her lungs.
The gunman then runs away, followed by the sound of screeching tires.
While in most cases many people across the province would be woken by the screeching of their phones, the system malfunctioned on Thursday and the alert was only issued to those who live in the area, including Peterborough residents.
You'll hear bugling — a sort of screeching that might sound less than masculine.
After unveiling it just a week ago, a monumental fallout in Italy has seen Alfa Romeo do a screeching U-turn on its new Milano's name.
As external demand flattened, Germany’s economy came to a screeching halt.
As his convoy moves out of Pushpanagar, it comes to a screeching halt at a Dalit hamlet nearby.
But during a visit to Auschwitz together, his memories rush in—aided, in a common Holocaust-film trope, by a flashback, this one aural (barking dogs and screeching trains)—and his emotional opening-up begins.
Chick-fil-A's attempt to build a 'mega' restaurant with a playground and two drive-through lanes in a small town was brought to a screeching halt.
He’d be blaming Trump’s looming popular-vote victory on disinformation and screeching that the EC is the legitimate electoral method.
Nine-year-old Cooper recorded his interpretation of a screeching seagull for a new installation which Fortnum & Mason unveiled today (Thursday).
Now, one boy has gone viral after being crowned the winner of an international screeching competition and, like many others, it all started when a greedy gull nicked his sandwich.
Officially known as the EC Gull Screeching competition, the event has now seen four years of fierce competition.
Common combinations with screeching
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to screeching 20×
- screeching halt 20×
- the screeching 9×
- and screeching 7×
- of screeching 5×
- screeching of 4×
- screeching in 4×
- screeching u-turn 3×
- screeching tires 3×
- screeching that 3×