as in shrieked
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 screeched
My mom’s car soon screeched to a stop in the driveway.
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Gene Wojciechowski,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Inside, as the step and repeat cleared out and the cast entered, both the packed orchestra and two balconies screeched whenever a member of the cast entered.
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Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
But by midday, House action again screeched to a halt.
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Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Case in point was the sketch that brought Storrie and Williams back together, as the studio audience screeched.
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Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
1 Mar. 2026
In the space between when House of Knives filmed and aired, Chung’s busy schedule screeched to a halt.
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Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
Nino-Moncada, the driver, sped for more than two miles and screeched into an apartment-complex lot, blaring the truck horn wildly, with a bullet wound on his arm.
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James Ross Gardner,
New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2026
Grohl screamed, screeched and ran all around the stage, the guitars filled the arena with feedback noises, and the band hosted a temple of rock worship.
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Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
However, progress screeched to a halt this month after a Democratic proposal for a portion of the bill was leaked, provoking sharp industry backlash and derailing talks between Republicans and crypto-friendly Democrats.
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Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
22 Oct. 2025
Gene Wojciechowski,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Inside, as the step and repeat cleared out and the cast entered, both the packed orchestra and two balconies screeched whenever a member of the cast entered.
—
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
But by midday, House action again screeched to a halt.
—
Lisa Mascaro,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Case in point was the sketch that brought Storrie and Williams back together, as the studio audience screeched.
—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
1 Mar. 2026
In the space between when House of Knives filmed and aired, Chung’s busy schedule screeched to a halt.
—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
Nino-Moncada, the driver, sped for more than two miles and screeched into an apartment-complex lot, blaring the truck horn wildly, with a bullet wound on his arm.
—
James Ross Gardner,
New Yorker,
16 Jan. 2026
Grohl screamed, screeched and ran all around the stage, the guitars filled the arena with feedback noises, and the band hosted a temple of rock worship.
—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
However, progress screeched to a halt this month after a Democratic proposal for a portion of the bill was leaked, provoking sharp industry backlash and derailing talks between Republicans and crypto-friendly Democrats.
—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screeched
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Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
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As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.
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Elena called for Harold, who ran out in his boxers — both men screamed at each other and threatened to call the cops.
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As the clock ran out, years of pain were screamed out in Frost Bank Center as the Spurs’ home court sounded like it was parked in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
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Some people squealed when Anna Wintour came out without sunglasses.
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The comedy horror sequel starring Samara Weaving as a bride trapped in a murderous game brought blood, blood and more blood to SXSW, where the crowd squealed and laughed at each grisly killing.
Verb
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Skubal, making his second start since returning from surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow, struck out Colson Montgomery with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning and then pointed and yelled at Vasil in the Sox dugout.
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After a resident told him to stop, Haken allegedly yelled at and pushed the victim several times.
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“Screeched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screeched. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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