screechy

/'skri:tʃi/

Thân thiện

The screechy sound of the rusty gate made the children cover their ears.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having or making a high-pitched, harsh, and unpleasant sound: Describes a sound that is shrill, piercing, and often grating to the ear, similar to the sound of a rusty hinge or a squeak.

Usage

• The word "screechy" is used to describe sounds, typically voices, noises, or tones, that are unpleasantly high and sharp.
• It often carries a negative connotation, implying the sound is irritating or painful to listen to.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The old gate made a screechy noise when it opened.
  • Her voice became screechy when she was excited.
  • I can't stand the screechy sound of chalk on a blackboard.

Advanced Usage

• "screechy feedback": Refers to the high-pitched, loud noise produced by audio systems when a microphone is too close to a speaker.
  • The concert was interrupted by a moment of screechy feedback from the speakers.
• "screechy violins": Used to describe a harsh, unpleasant sound from string instruments, often due to poor technique or quality.
  • The beginner's attempt resulted in a series of screechy violin notes.

Variants and Related Words

• Screech (verb/noun): To make or the act of making a long, high-pitched, harsh cry or sound.
  • The owl let out a loud screech.
• Screeching (adjective/participle): Emitting a screech; often used similarly to "screechy."
  • We heard the screeching tires of the car.

Synonyms

• Shrill: (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
• Piercing: Very loud, high, and sharp in sound.
• Strident: Loud and harsh; grating.
• Squeaky: Making a short, high-pitched sound.

Antonyms

• Melodious: Pleasant-sounding; musical.
• Sonorous: (of a sound) imposingly deep and full.
• Mellow: Soft, rich, and pleasant (especially of sound).

Related Phrases

• Screech to a halt: To stop very suddenly and noisily.
  • The train screeched to a halt just before the crossing.
• Screech owl: A type of owl known for its shrill, screeching call. (Note: This is a compound noun, not a phrasal verb using "screechy").

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Từ đồng nghĩa

• screaky
• squeaking
• squeaky
• squealing