Screech | Mean of screech in English Dictionary

/ˈskriːtʃ/

• Noun
• a loud and very high cry that usually expresses extreme pain, anger, or fear
1. With a loud screech, she smashed the plate against the wall.
• a loud and very high sound
1. the screech of brakes
• Verb
• to cry out or shout in a loud and very high voice because of extreme pain, anger, fear, etc.
1. I screeched when I saw the mouse.
2. He kept screeching at the children to pay attention.
3. “You can't do this to me!” she screeched.

• to make a loud and very high sound
1. The car screeched to a halt/stop. [=made a loud and very high sound as it stopped]
2. Her promising career screeched to a halt [=suddenly stopped/ended] when she was caught stealing.