SCREAKY
Dictionary entry overview: What does screaky mean? • SCREAKY (adjective)
The adjective SCREAKY has 2 senses:
1. having a rasping or grating sound
2. having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Familiarity information: SCREAKY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCREAKY (adjective)
Meaning:
Having a rasping or grating sound
Synonyms:
creaking; screaky; creaky
Context examples:
they were alerted by the creaking gate / creaky stairs
Similar:
noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)
Meaning:
Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Synonyms:
screechy; squeaking; squeaky; squealing; screaky
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"New brooms sweep clear." (English proverb)
"A mountain doesn't reach out to mountain, (but) a man is reaching out to a man." (Afghanistan proverb)
"The day of happiness is short." (Arabic proverb)
"Hunger is the best spice." (Czech proverb)
Page delivered in 0.0258 seconds
|
