screeching
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Synonyms & Antonyms for screeching
Synonyms
high-pitched, piping, shrieking, shrill, squeaking, squeaky, treble, whistling
Antonyms
bass, deep, grave, low, throaty
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Last January, the Bears’ season came to a screeching halt in a 16–15 wild-card playoff loss to the Eagles, when Cody Parkey’s potential game-winner from 43 yards was tipped at the line before hitting the left upright, then the crossbar. — Kalyn Kahler, SI.com, "Madness at 43 Yards: The Bears Kicker Competition Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It," 21 Aug. 2019 But all of that came to a screeching halt with the diagnosis. — Lori Nickel, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Chin Up: Swimmer survives cancer - thanks in part to being fit - then conquers the water," 4 Aug. 2019 But the Rams’ video-game offense came to a screeching halt in their Super Bowl XXXVI matchup with New England. 13. — Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, "The Loop Fantasy Football Flashback: Greatest Quarterbacks of the Century," 26 July 2019 The Manson murders have been hailed as epochal: the needle scratch to the 1960s soundtrack of peace, love and mellow vibes that brought the idealistic era to a screeching halt. — Stephen Phillips, latimes.com, "What really happened in the Manson murders? ‘Chaos’ casts doubt on Helter Skelter theory," 12 July 2019 The days of the Clippers being the little brother in Los Angeles came to a screeching halt with the arrival of Leonard and George. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "The Clippers Just Became the Best Team in Los Angeles, and Perhaps the NBA," 6 July 2019 The loss was Colorado’s fourth in a row, and its club-record eight-game winning streak over Arizona came to a screeching halt. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Rockies lose fourth in a row as Zack Greinke, Diamondbacks shut out Colorado," 5 July 2019 The process came to a screeching halt on June 3, when security forces attacked the sit-in. — Washington Post, "Sudan protesters at a crossroads after deadly crackdown," 3 July 2019 The tragedy of Bacon’s murder extended well past the bean field in which his car — and life — came to a screeching halt. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, EW.com, "Who killed the Masked Marvel?," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'screeching.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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