screeching

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noun

1. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry (Freq. 1)
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
• Syn:
screech, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
• Derivationally related forms:
scream (for: screaming), scream (for: scream), shriek (for: shriek), screech, screechy (for: screech), screech (for: screech)
• Hypernyms:
noise
2. sharp piercing cry
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
• Syn:
scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech
• Derivationally related forms:
screechy (for: screech), screech (for: screech), shriek (for: shrieking), shriek (for: shriek), scream (for: screaming), scream (for: scream)
• Hypernyms:
cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation