screeching
Translation
screeching, piercing
Examples
The car came to a screeching halt.
The car came to a screeching halt.
I heard a screeching sound from the brakes.
I heard a screeching sound from the brakes.
Grammar Patterns
((screeching)) + noun The screeching tires woke the neighborhood.
Similar Words
Synonyms: piercing, shrill, high-pitched; Antonyms: quiet, soft, melodic
Etymology
From the verb 'to screech', which is onomatopoeic, imitating a high-pitched, harsh sound.
Memory Tips
Imagine the sound a 'SCREECHing' tyre makes on the road. The sound itself is in the word.