Collocations for "screech"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "screech" in context.
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screech
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- the [child, boy, girl, audience] screeched
- heard someone screech from [outside, the kitchen]
- the [child] screeched in [pain, protest]
- was screeching at [the teacher, his parents]
- screeched when (he was) [hit, struck]
- screeched out [loud, for help]
- the [tires, car, brakes] screeched
- screeched to a [halt, stop]
- came screeching around the corner
- a [loud, piercing, deafening] screech
- the screech of [brakes, metal, rubber]
- let out a screech of [pain, anger, laughter]
- heard [loud] screeches [from, outside, near]
'screech' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):