screech

n.

1. A high-pitched, strident cry.
2. A sound suggestive of this cry: the screech of train brakes.

v., screeched, screech·ing, screech·es.

v.tr.
To utter in or as if in a screech.

v.intr.

1. To cry out in a high-pitched, strident voice.
2. To make a sound suggestive of a screech: Tires screeched on the wet pavement.

[Alteration of obsolete scrich, from Middle English scrichen, to screech, perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse skrækja.]

screecher screech'er n.
screechiness screech'i·ness n.
screechy screech'y adj.

noun

A long, loud, piercing cry or sound: screak, scream, shriek. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb

To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright: screak, scream, shriek, shrill. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

v, n

Definition: shriek
Antonyms: whisper

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IN BRIEF: A high-pitched cry.

The screech from the speeding car sent walkers running.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skrige, hyle, hvine
v. intr. - skrige, hyle, hvine
n. - skrig, hyl, hvin

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoge gil, krijsen, piepen

Français (French)
v. tr. - hurler
v. intr. - pousser un cri strident, crisser
n. - cri strident, crissement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kreischen, Schrei
v. - kreischen, schreien

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στριγκλιά, σκλήρισμα
v. - στριγκλίζω, σκληρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
stridere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grito penetrante (m), guincho (m)
v. - gritar

Русский (Russian)
хриплый или визгливый крик, визгливый или хриплый звук, хрипло или визгливо кричать, скрипеть, визжать, самогон, дешевое виски

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - expresar con chillidos
v. intr. - chillar, chirriar, rechinar
n. - chillido, estridor, alarido, ululato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gallskrik, tjut, gnissel
v. - gallskrika, skrika, tjuta, gnissla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尖着声音讲, 发出尖锐的声音, 尖声喊叫, 急煞车声, 尖叫声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 尖著聲音講
v. intr. - 發出尖銳的聲音
n. - 尖聲喊叫, 急煞車聲, 尖叫聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 날카로운 목소리를 내다, 비명을 지르다
v. intr. - 새된 소리로 말하다
n. - 날카로운 소리, 요란한 웃음소리, 늘 시끄럽게 떠드는 여자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鋭い叫び, 金切り声, ギーギー鳴る音
v. - 金切り声で叫ぶ, ギーギー鳴る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صرخه ذعر أو ألم (فعل) يصرخ ( ذعرا أو ألما)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮צרח, צווח, חרק‬
v. intr. - ‮צרח, צווח, חרק‬
n. - ‮צווחה, חריקה‬

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