screech

Speech parts

1. screech - Noun

2. screech - Verb

Meaning

To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

squawk squeak screaming scream screeching whine shrieking shriek creak screak skreak skreigh crow moo thunder

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Antonyms

mutter snort glide roar zoom whisper

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Hypernyms

call squall noise cry outcry shout

Phrases with the word

western screech owl eastern screech owl I screech feathered screech owl black-capped screech owl screech out

Derivatives

screeched screeching

Examples

The door creaked when I opened it slowly Source: Internet

My car engine makes a whining noise Source: Internet

her screaming attracted the neighbors Source: Internet

he ducked at the screechings of shells Source: Internet

he heard the scream of the brakes Source: Internet

After all, he had already lost out on the role of Screech on the 1990s teen show But perhaps more frustrating than not earning Michaels’ approval was that he was completely forgettable to his fellow auditioner, Tracy Morgan. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Screaton scree scree plot screech martin screech out screech owl