Screaky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a rasping or grating sound

having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skɹˈiːki/

🇬🇧British English

/skɹˈiːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skɹˈiːki/

2 syllables Say it as /skɹˈiːki/.

Examples

creaky stairs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

screechy squealing squeaky creaky squeaking

Parts of Speech

adjective	having a rasping or grating sound “creaky stairs”
adjective	having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Word Forms

creak	noun	a squeaking sound
screech	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
squeak	noun	a short high-pitched noise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

quietschend

ein kratzendes oder kratzendes Geräusch haben

🇫🇷French

grinçant

avoir un son rauque ou grinçant

🇪🇸Spanish

chirriante

tener un sonido chirriante o chirriante

🇮🇹Italian

stridulo

avere un suono raschiante o stridente

🇳🇱Dutch

krakend

met een raspend of raspend geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

estridente

tendo um som áspero ou áspero

🇷🇺Russian

скрипучий

иметь грубый или скрежещущий звук

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डरावना

कर्कश या कर्कश ध्वनि होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয়ঙ্কর

একটি rasping বা ঝাঁঝরি শব্দ হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அலறல்

சத்தம் அல்லது சத்தம் கொண்ட ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

అరుపులు

కరకరలాడే లేదా గ్రేటింగ్ ధ్వనిని కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

धडकी भरवणारा

रॅपिंग किंवा जाळीचा आवाज येणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડરામણી

રાસિંગ અથવા જાળીદાર અવાજ હોવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಿರಿಚುವ

ಕರ್ಕಶ ಅಥವಾ ತುರಿಯುವ ಶಬ್ದವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലറുന്ന

ചീറിപ്പായുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അലറുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣੀ

ਇੱਕ rasping ਜ grating ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈراونا

جھرجھری یا جھنجھری کی آواز آنا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吱吱作响的

有刺耳或刺耳的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむような

ガラガラ音やギシギシ音がある

🇰🇷Korean

비명을 지르는

삐걱거리거나 삐걱거리는 소리가 난다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu cót két

có âm thanh rít hoặc chói tai

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงดังเอี๊ยด

มีเสียงแหบหรือเสียดสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

melengking

memiliki suara serak atau parut

🇵🇭Filipino

sumisigaw

pagkakaroon ng garalgal o grating sound

🇲🇾Malay

menjerit

mempunyai bunyi serak atau parut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صارخ

وجود صوت خشخيش أو صريف

🇮🇷Persian

جیغ جیغ

داشتن صدای رنده یا رنده

🇹🇷Turkish

gıcırtılı

hışırtılı veya gıcırtılı bir sese sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

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