What part of speech is screeching?

Screeching can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. screeching is a verb, gerund of screech (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does screeching mean?

Definitions

Verb

screech - To make such a sound.
screech - To travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released.

Noun

screeching - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
screeching - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

Examples of screeching

#   Sentence  
1. verb The blue sports car came to a screeching halt.
2. verb On Saturday I went to the zoo, and a monkey, who wouldn't stop screeching, pulled my hair.
3. verb The car is screeching.
4. verb Fuck, I can't sleep because those damn owls are screeching so loudly.
5. verb The project came to a screeching halt, mid-July.
6. verb Sami's hopes came to a screeching halt.
7. verb Sami's car came to a screeching halt in front of Layla's house.
8. verb Tom drove out of the yard, tyres screeching.
9. verb Tom pulled out of the yard, tyres screeching.
10. verb Yanni heard the screeching of tires.
Sentence  
verb
The blue sports car came to a screeching halt.
On Saturday I went to the zoo, and a monkey, who wouldn't stop screeching, pulled my hair.
The car is screeching.
Fuck, I can't sleep because those damn owls are screeching so loudly.
The project came to a screeching halt, mid-July.
Sami's hopes came to a screeching halt.
Sami's car came to a screeching halt in front of Layla's house.
Tom drove out of the yard, tyres screeching.
Tom pulled out of the yard, tyres screeching.
Yanni heard the screeching of tires.

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