screech

noun

1. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

- he ducked at the screechings of shells

- he heard the scream of the brakes

Similar word(s): scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking

Definition categories: event, noise

2. sharp piercing cry

- her screaming attracted the neighbors

Similar word(s): scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking

Definition categories: communication, call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell

verb

1. make a high-pitched, screeching noise

Similar word(s): creak, screak, skreak, squeak, whine

Definition categories: perception, noise, resound

2. utter a harsh abrupt scream

Similar word(s): screak, skreak, skreigh, squawk

Definition categories: communication, call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, squall, yell