adj
Meaning 1
Resembling a screech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a screechy sound
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
screechy
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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General-American: /ˈskɹit͡ʃi/
adj
Meaning 2
Given to screeching.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She has a screechy voice that really grates on my nerves, like a dentist's drill.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: screaky, squeaking, squeaky, squealing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English screech Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English screechy From screech + -y.
Real reading context