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
David Culver, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
In the background people are shouting and the hotel’s alarm is screeching.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The vehicles screech into a neighborhood in Pascuales, a gang stronghold in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s biggest city, allowing CNN to follow them.
—David Culver, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
In the background people are shouting and the hotel’s alarm is screeching.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
—Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
But as the race against former President Trump screeches into its final week, joy has taken the back seat.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screech
Verb
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Dawn fights off the ghost, bleeding and shrieking into the void, pouring her heart into the battle.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Ozturk shrieked in fear as the officers — some of whom wore sunglasses — then covered their noses and mouths.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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Listen for a squeal and know that your prank was a success! 20.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The audience screamed in approval for the coming out, as seen in a TikTok from the show.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
24 Apr. 2025
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During his mock intervention with Jason and Danny, Jax says that his father was always yelling and screaming, so was his grandfather.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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The young seals’ vocalizations are variable, sometimes shorter, other times longer, sometimes a warble, sometimes a wail, other times a squawk or monkey-like screeching.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When Golden took the stage, there was a roar of cheers and fireworks exploded over the city.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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While the roar of the engines and smell of burning rubber are very familiar to fans of stock car racing, there’s a distinct allure about NHRA events.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And studies have shown that mice carrying human FOXP2 genes also make strange squeaks.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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Juliana is one of those people who express positive emotions with a high-pitched squeak.—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Obviously, Marchand wasn’t going to let Rodrigues’ chirp go unanswered.—
Tim Reynolds,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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Audio is included too, and picks up chirps and songs clearly.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In the video, Shona—a Rhodesian ridgeback—sits in the back seat, letting out an intense yowl and staring fixedly out the window at something her owner couldn't see.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Yes, that would be Post Malone, who convincingly simulated Kurt Cobain’s phlegmy yowls, rocking the mic as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic thrashed and crashed around him.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Screech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screech. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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