1. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
   "he ducked at the screechings of shells"
   - screech, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming 
2. Sharp piercing cry
   - scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech

1. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise
   - whine, squeak, creak, screak, skreak [non-standard] 
2. Utter a harsh abrupt scream
   - squawk, screak, skreak [non-standard], skreigh

Derived forms: screechings

See also: screecher

Type of: call, cry, holler, hollo [non-standard], make noise, noise, outcry, resound, scream, shout, shout out, squall, vociferation, yell

Encyclopedia: Screech

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