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screech out

B2 informal separable both
In simple words

To say something in a very loud and high-pitched, often painful-sounding voice.

Literal meaning: To screech (make a harsh, high-pitched sound) something out (projecting it outward).

Meanings

1 B2 informal

To shout something in a high-pitched, harsh voice, especially out of anger, fear, or excitement.

"She screeched out his name across the car park when she saw him walking away."

Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral

Of a vehicle, to make a harsh high-pitched noise as it brakes or stops suddenly.

"The taxi screeched out a sharp warning as it braked hard at the pedestrian crossing."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Can describe a person yelling in a high-pitched voice or a sound such as brakes or tyres making a harsh noise. The human speech sense often implies anger, fear, or excitement.

Commonly used with

orders name warning insults tyres brakes

Forms

Base
screech out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
screeches out
he/she/it
Past simple
screeched out
yesterday
Past participle
screeched out
have + pp
-ing form
screeching out
continuous

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Synonyms

shriek out cry out yell out shrill squeal out shout out

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