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Screeching vs Screaming - What's the difference?

screeching | screaming | Synonyms |

Screaming is a synonym of screeching.



As verbs the difference between screeching and screaming

is that screeching is present participle of screech while screaming is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun screeching

is the act of producing a screech.

As an adjective screaming is

loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.

screeching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Derived terms

    * screeching frog

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of producing a screech.
    • hysterical screechings

    screaming

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
  • Obvious; distinct.
  • (LGBT, slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
    • Did you see that guy at the bar? Screaming !

    Synonyms

    * screeching * shrieking

    Derived terms

    * no screaming hell * screamingest * screamingly