screech
verb
[ skriːtʃ ]
• (of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry.
• "she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain"
Similar:
shriek,
squeal,
squawk,
howl,
shout,
yell,
bellow,
bawl,
cry out,
call out,
yawp,
yelp,
wail,
squall,
caterwaul,
whoop,
holler,
screech
noun
• a loud, harsh, piercing cry.
• "Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her"
Similar:
shriek,
squeal,
squawk,
howl,
shout,
yell,
bellow,
bawl,
cry,
yawp,
yelp,
wail,
squall,
caterwaul,
whoop,
holler,
Origin:
mid 16th century: alteration of archaic scritch, of imitative origin.
