Synonyms:
screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
Meaning: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
shriek, shrill, pipe_up, pipe
Meaning: utter a shrill cry
Usage examples
That's the way to shriek."
Cecily gave a shriek and ran out of the wood.
Not even a shriek!" And excitedly tingled his bell.
He gave a shriek of dismay, and sprang up in search of the wanderers.
She used to shriek with rage when Dick stared at her between half-closed eyes.
He had far sterner things to do than shriek his heart out over a woman in an alien star.
The sergeant thrust his needle-gun through the glass, and the man sprang to his feet with a shriek.
Then a shriek indescribable broke out of him of a sudden, and he flung up his arms like a lost spirit.
The portress raised her eyes, and stood there with gaping mouth, and a shriek which she confined to her throat.
Not a shriek, not a scream, Scarcely even a howl or a groan, As the man they called "Ho!" told his story of woe In an antediluvian tone.