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
Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
Lately, there has been one with a hoarse screech calling me.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Langur monkeys screeched from the canopy above.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Cicadas are back at it again in 2025, already emerging in droves to announce the approach of summer with their screeches.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2025
Lately, there has been one with a hoarse screech calling me.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Noun
The key is that law enforcement wants drivers to hear sirens — or screeching tires — Gutierrez pointed out.
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Langur monkeys screeched from the canopy above.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screech
Verb
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Guadagnino encourages our doubts, shooting Maggie in exaggerated horror-movie closeups set to the doomy bass notes and shrieking winds of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In one scene, a wrestling match/foreplay ends with Ray lifting a shrieking Colin into the air with his feet.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sophi of course squeals, which puts the pink-haired frontwoman on the outs with mostly everyone.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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Instead of chocolate or a throwaway trinket, this calendar delivers 25 days of genuine squeal-worthy surprises.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When the Target employees announced the launch, the fans screamed and were called up to the counter one by one.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to outlets Airlive and Travel and Tour World, crews on board issued an emergency squawk code 7600.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Yet, leading up to the show, the squawks from the models sounded more like practical concerns than diva demands.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From the roar of the crowd to the quiet focus of a camera shutter, former Philadelphia Eagles HOFer Malcolm Jenkins has gracefully transitioned from NFL star to passionate photographer.—
John Armwood III,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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His voice was still raw from calling plays over the roar of Lincoln Financial Field.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Listen for the clink of glasses toasting Finland’s most popular cocktail and the squeak of authentic cheese curds atop poutine in Québec in the episodes.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Sep. 2025
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For a while, the only sound in the room was the squeak of a marker on a whiteboard, as Imamura wrote out several potential plot points.—
Matt Alt,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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They are known to work in teams when hunting, and communicate with chirps, growls, whistles and body language.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Today’s Wordle Etymology The word chirp comes from Middle English chirpen (also spelled chirpyn), which was an imitative verb formed to mimic the short, sharp sounds of small birds or insects.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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