screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ 
Synonyms
Examples of screeching in a Sentence
the screeching blast of the factory whistle hurt my ears
Recent Examples on the Web
Advertisement The 34-year-old actor’s high-profile domestic violence case brought his quick ascent to Hollywood stardom to a screeching halt as studios shelved upcoming film projects starring Majors, publicity and management firms reportedly dropped the actor and he was cut from ad campaigns.
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Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On top of anxiously watching the music industry transform and take a screeching halt all around him, his wife was pregnant then.
—Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
The first began when McIlroy’s blistering start – six birdies across his first eight holes – came to a screeching halt at the 18th tee (the group had started from the 10th hole).
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
The center line passes right through downtown, so expect all activity to come to a screeching halt in mid-afternoon.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
That was until Kansas City’s taste of false spring came to a screeching halt with the arrival of a fast moving cold front that swept into the area between 3 and 4 p.m.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
No wonder employment for truck drivers in Texas has been growing nonstop, while California’s has come to a screeching halt, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Uncertainty over that process, and a desire to see how the investigation by NTSB unfolds, could be among the reasons Boeing’s orders came to a screeching halt in the month.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Once upon a time, Katee Rose was America’s number one pop star, but her career came to a screeching halt when her boy-bander boyfriend, Ryan, broadcast her infidelity with his bandmate Cal Kirby.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
On top of anxiously watching the music industry transform and take a screeching halt all around him, his wife was pregnant then.
—Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
The first began when McIlroy’s blistering start – six birdies across his first eight holes – came to a screeching halt at the 18th tee (the group had started from the 10th hole).
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
The center line passes right through downtown, so expect all activity to come to a screeching halt in mid-afternoon.
—Michael E. Bakich, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
That was until Kansas City’s taste of false spring came to a screeching halt with the arrival of a fast moving cold front that swept into the area between 3 and 4 p.m.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2024
No wonder employment for truck drivers in Texas has been growing nonstop, while California’s has come to a screeching halt, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics.
—Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Uncertainty over that process, and a desire to see how the investigation by NTSB unfolds, could be among the reasons Boeing’s orders came to a screeching halt in the month.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Once upon a time, Katee Rose was America’s number one pop star, but her career came to a screeching halt when her boy-bander boyfriend, Ryan, broadcast her infidelity with his bandmate Cal Kirby.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023
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“Screeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screeching. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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screeching
adjective
screech·ing
ˈskrē-chiŋ
: sudden sense 1a
her career came to a screeching halt
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