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
William Earl, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
All of a sudden, a sixties convertible came screeching up, blaring Doors Music at top volume.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Once upon a time the screech of the dial-up sound signaled our entry into a new realm in the form of the Internet.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Additionally, Sanville and Freeman’s co-mingling vocals were, depending on the moment, complementary in their harmony or shredded in their screaming, without screeching into off-key territory.
—William Earl, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025
All of a sudden, a sixties convertible came screeching up, blaring Doors Music at top volume.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
Things flash and roar and screech and skitter through the dark.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Once upon a time the screech of the dial-up sound signaled our entry into a new realm in the form of the Internet.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screech
Verb
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Normally, scent voices are mere whispers compared to the screams and angry shouts of humans, but in that section, certain sensitive plant species shrieked incessantly because of their proximity to plants that hindered their growth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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This seems to me as offensive to rationality as a saint shrieking into the air.—
Christian Wiman,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space.—
Alexa St. John,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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For the record, actor Henry Travers pronounces the word library in a desperate squeal.—
Margaret Heidenry,
Vanity Fair,
24 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Heads hung low, players consoling one another or screaming obscenities at no one in particular, the care factor off the charts.—
Mirjam Swanson The Orange County Register,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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Kelly and others screaming such obscenities as parishioners enter and exit the sanctuary has culminated in the parish’s requests for police escorts.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, after 40 minutes, the pilot turned back to Birmingham after issuing the 7700 squawk emergency code over the French coast, Daily Express reported.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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There are times when squawk is not used to communicate aircraft information, like during military operations.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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An onboard synthesizer manipulates a small set of core sounds to mimic everything from the roar of a jet plane to the flushing of a toilet through a little speaker in the Brick.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Jan. 2026
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The people want to see Varang’s fierce roars!—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With Christian Braun out these next few weeks, the Nuggets (10-3) could use every squeak.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Nov. 2025
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With the squeak of steel on steel, Mr. Botticello’s train pulls into the station, right on time.—
Cameron Pugh,
Christian Science Monitor,
15 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Chartreux is usually a silent cat, giving little chirps or small miaows when wanting attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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This includes meows, purrs and chirps—averaging about 4.3 meows in the first 100 seconds of greeting, compared to 1.8 for women.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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At the time, the two girls were seen as rivals, with Debbie’s theatrical voice vs. Tiffany’s countrified yowl.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
14 Sep. 2025
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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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“Screech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screech. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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