/ Dictionary / Index S screeching: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: screech•ing Pronunciation: (skrē'ching), [key] — adj. causing or uttering screeches: screeching bats. characteristic of screeches; harshly shrill: a screeching tone. —n. the act or sound of a person or thing that screeches. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: screeching (Thesaurus) screech screech owl Related Content Daily Word Quiz: procrastinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language