Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screeching

/ˈskɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
screech-ing
IPA
/ˈskɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of screech

noun

The act of producing a screech.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

screechings (plural)

Phrases

screeching frog

Synonyms

scream screaming shriek shrieking screech

Rhymes With

teaching reaching preaching bleaching breaching leaching impeaching beseeching beaching breeching

Questions

How do you pronounce screeching?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does screeching mean?
present participle and gerund of screech

How to pronounce screeching

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