скре́жет

uncommon #8594

nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

1.
grinding, grating, screech, scraping
Разда́лся скре́жет тормозо́в.
There was a screech of brakes.
Typically of metal on metal, brakes, tracks or gravel.
2.
gnashing (of teeth), grinding (of teeth)
Он согласи́лся со скре́жетом зубо́в.
He agreed with gnashing of teeth.
Often figurative: with much reluctance or fury.

Examples

Крыса, прогрызающаяся через стену, издавала тихий скрежет.
The rat gnawing its way through the wall made a faint scraping noise.
Разлагающаяся нога́ зо́мби со злове́щим скре́жетом волочи́лась позади него.
The zombie dragged his rotten leg behind him with an eerie scraping sound.
Нет зву́ка прия́тнее скре́жета зубо́в колле́ги.
There is no sound more pleasant than the sound of a buddy grinding his teeth.
Механизм, издававший тихий скрежет, наконец сломался.
The mechanism that had been making a quiet grinding noise finally broke down.
Мы услышали скрежет тормозов на дороге.
We heard the screech of brakes on the road.