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verb

Definition of screechnext
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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screech

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noun

as in squeal

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Recent Examples of screech
Verb
My mom’s car soon screeched to a stop in the driveway. — Gene Wojciechowski, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 The peacocks continue to screech in the distance, while Charli leans on the railing and stares out intently at the Los Angeles skyline. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Noun
Trump’s uneven messaging on the war’s aims and end date, along with the constant screech of jets overhead, has shattered their nerves even more, residents say. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026 Several minutes later, a second screech brings a message to take cover. — Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for screech
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screech
  1. shriek
  2. squeal
  3. scream
  4. squawk
  5. roar
  6. squeak
  7. chirp
  8. yowl
Verb
  • Kids are shrieking through their favorite splash pads, faces sticky with Bomb Pop juice and joy.
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026
  • Say something loudly and calmly — don’t shriek!
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of shriek
Noun
  • From the pig trailer came a bang, followed by a muffled squeal.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • In response, the paddlers near the front of the canoe momentarily pause their paddling and squeal as the sea lion splashes them.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Definition of squeal
Verb
  • From the outset of the selloff earlier this year, Jim Cramer was screaming from the rooftops that cyber should never have been lumped into run-of-the-mill enterprise software.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • There were no vendors hawking bootleg royal-wedding merch, no screaming lines of fans, not even that many impromptu sing-alongs (some were solicited by journalists looking for content).
    — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 6 July 2026
Definition of scream
Noun
  • Air traffic control at Heathrow cleared the flight for a priority return after the pilots issued a squawk 7700 — the code for a general emergency.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
  • He was missed — especially vocally — since Gill’s angelic voice does not, in any way shape or form, resemble Walsh’s charmingly out-of-pitch squawk-talk style.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2026
Definition of squawk
Noun
  • Military flyovers added to the atmosphere, with the roar of aircraft overhead loud enough to make seats visibly vibrate.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • But with altitude and the roar of support from their fans, 2026 may become a new marker in their story.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of roar
Noun
  • The mice used some of the squeaks within their nests and others on the fringes of their territory.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
  • Others reported a persistent squeak.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Definition of squeak
Noun
  • What started as a creative chirp is now stitched into the vernacular—less insult, more itinerary, as the shift from the rink to the links has become engrained as hockey’s preferred therapy.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Then, sit back and listen to the sweet chirp of birds, watch the butterflies, and enjoy the fragrances from your beautiful container garden.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of chirp
Noun
  • On the floor, hundreds of people convulse to Blanco Teta’s ravenous yowls and monster-truck basslines off their July album La debacle de las divas.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Now fans can get a closer look at the man behind the pitch-perfect yowl, the pencil mustache and the flawless pompadour.
    — Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of yowl

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