screech
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is screech a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of screech?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.countable
2. (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.countable
3. (Newfoundlander, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.uncountable
4. (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.uncountable
verb (English)
1. (intransitive, figuratively) To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.Examples: "You've got to admire their balls. Real Madrid screeched after them: an entire herd, powerful and co-ordinated, salivating and breathing hard, murder in their eyes. So Barcelona moved the ball on, away from them. Forced back, it was played into Víctor Valdés, the goalkeeper, who slotted it to Carles Puyol, who gave it back again."figurativelyintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary