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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