screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ 
Examples of screeching in a Sentence
the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears
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Board the train and destroy its turrets to bring it to a screeching halt, then blow open the vault car with Thermite and you'll be rewarded handsomely.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Most notably, the tournament’s championship game between Charles Barkley’s team and Shaquille O’Neal’s came to a screeching halt after five minutes of play.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, the movie fatally overestimates the appeal of its monsters and their habitat, and the fun comes to a screeching halt when our characters plunge into the Gorge itself and begin to learn the truth about what their governments have been trying to hide.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
The Baltimore Ravens' season came to a screeching halt in their Divisional Playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Most notably, the tournament’s championship game between Charles Barkley’s team and Shaquille O’Neal’s came to a screeching halt after five minutes of play.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
On the contrary, the movie fatally overestimates the appeal of its monsters and their habitat, and the fun comes to a screeching halt when our characters plunge into the Gorge itself and begin to learn the truth about what their governments have been trying to hide.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
The Baltimore Ravens' season came to a screeching halt in their Divisional Playoff game against the Buffalo Bills.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for screeching
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“Screeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screeching. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ
: sudden sense 1a
her career came to a screeching halt
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