screech

About 0.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
2. noun A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
3. noun Newfoundland rum.
4. noun A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
5. verb To make such a sound.
6. verb To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.

Similar words

screak shriek shrieking shrill squawk screaming scream squeak creak pipe up

Often followed by

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Word family

screeched screecher screechers screeches screeching