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screeching out

screeching out is the present participle and gerund of screech out.

Meaning of screech out

Verb

screech out (third-person singular simple present screeches out, present participle screeching out, simple past and past participle screeched out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To drive so suddenly and so quickly as to make the tires screech.
    • The cop car screeched out of the parking lot.

Questions about screeching out

What is screeching out the present participle and gerund of?
Screeching out is the present participle and gerund of screech out.

Words near screeching out in the dictionary

  1. screechin'
  2. screechiness
  3. screeching
  4. screeching frog
  5. screeching frogs
  6. screeching out
  7. screechingly
  8. screechings
  9. screechy
  10. screed
  11. screeded

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