as in to shriek
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the toddler screeched in anger when her stuffed rabbit was taken away
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Recent Examples of screech
Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Lately, there has been one with a hoarse screech calling me.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In a surprising and inexplicable way, as takeoffs and landings ceased, the feverish activity that airport grass hides under its seemingly peaceful surface came to a screeching halt.
—Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
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Verb
The trio frantically scramble to stop the train, but as the film cuts to black, the sounds of glass shattering and the screech of wheels hammer in, yet again, that there’s no escape.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Lately, there has been one with a hoarse screech calling me.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Noun
Then, as if on cue, the skaters disperse around the pool bowl, streaming in and out of it, the sound of rattling wheels and screeching metal on concrete filling the space.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
In a surprising and inexplicable way, as takeoffs and landings ceased, the feverish activity that airport grass hides under its seemingly peaceful surface came to a screeching halt.
—Fabio Morábito, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screech
Verb
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Travelers who like to keep busy might shriek at the thought of a five-star resort without a packed schedule of activities to keep them occupied from dawn till sunset, but that's precisely the point.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Aug. 2025
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At dark the wind shrieked across the Alsek River at about 50 knots, slamming the heavy rain horizontally.—
Jim Rearden,
Outdoor Life,
23 July 2025
Noun
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Korean pop star Cha Eun-woo draws squeals from the crowd of fans gathered out front, while security ushers Lacy through a small throng of civilians on the side of the building, up to where he’s supposed to have his photo taken.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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After the initial squeals and giggles, Taylor Swift fans immediately got to work, combing all seven photos of Swift for outfit details and clues about their relationship status.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Referee Mario Escobar had added four minutes of extra time, but let the clock run nearly seven minutes as Miami players and coaches screamed and pointed to the scoreboard.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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The initial companywide communications to employees and next earnings call are screaming opportunities for Fiddelke to choose clarity over synthetic.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Virtually overnight, the preserve turned into a summer camp for monkeys, sloths, and parrots; every morning, in the foggy darkness before dawn, the Benders woke to the impatient squawks and stares of macaws dangling upside down from the ledge of their roof.—
Ned Zeman,
Outside,
14 Nov. 2021
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My focus was straight ahead on the asphalt rushing under us, of course, and the engine noise and roar of the wind precluded chit-chat anyway.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Another American to have heard that roar is Jessica Pegula, who last year reached the US Open final before falling in two close sets to Aryna Sabalenka.—
Coy Wire,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The squeak of the booths, the clink of the Nick and Nora glasses when your Martini arrives—they’re not illusions or re-creations.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
6 July 2025
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The roar of the crowd, the squeak of sneakers, the nail-biting buzzer-beaters — March Madness is upon us, and Austin is gearing up for a full-court press of basketball fever!—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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In that same sequence, Fairfield deploys a chirp sound when Vermithor unleashes his fire breath to incinerate the other contenders for his claim.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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The fish-eating raptor known for gymnastic dives and whistle-like chirps is an American conservation success story.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Squeeze the throttle pedal firmly to the carpet and the engine room answers with more forward thrust, the 9-speed kicking down several gears nearly instantly, and the car rushing onward with accompaniment of a classic but subtle straight six yowl.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Liam sang most of the songs in his reedy yowl, all charisma with his hands pulled behind his back, head tilted up toward the sky and a parka often inexplicably zipped all the way up to his chin.—
Paula Mejía,
Vulture,
5 July 2025
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“Screech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screech. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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