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
Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
And then tires screeched, and then a force so hard and fast, thin rubber into my ass, up the small of my back, and then briefly flying, the hard shock of asphalt on my hands and knees and elbows, the way the pain felt sure and solid, coursing slowly up my back and shoulders, not unlike relief.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
As the monkeys in the trees screech and guests and staff scramble for safety from the continuing gunfire, a body floats into frame, face down.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Peer at the pendulous breasts on a Medici workshop ewer or those on a screeching siren centered on an 18th-century scalloped sweetmeat dish.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025
And then tires screeched, and then a force so hard and fast, thin rubber into my ass, up the small of my back, and then briefly flying, the hard shock of asphalt on my hands and knees and elbows, the way the pain felt sure and solid, coursing slowly up my back and shoulders, not unlike relief.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
While not functional, the shiny cars served as props for young kids to vape, scroll on their phones, and screech on top of.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
As the monkeys in the trees screech and guests and staff scramble for safety from the continuing gunfire, a body floats into frame, face down.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screech
Verb
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Berger’s tiny stage bulges like a clown car, stuffed with superb comedians such as Russell Daniels, playing a prospective son-in-law (and Grade A idiot) who shrieks around sick people, and Sarah Stiles, as a pert soubrette.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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The nationwide campaign against DEI, inspired in large by Trump himself, is a shrieking dog whistle to a MAGA subset that wants only a white man’s world.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is true on a city bus, too, where the earbuds easily cut the bus engine noise and the higher-pitch squeals from the doors opening.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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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
Verb
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s screaming to the top of his lungs.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Medvedev added, including an emoji of a screaming face.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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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
Noun
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This was the first finals game in Indianapolis in 25 years, and the roar of the Hoosier faithful throughout the night was something to behold.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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The roar of the Thunderbirds filled the sky Saturday over Beale Air Force Base, long known for the more clandestine surveillance and recon missions of the U.S. Air Force.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Her squeaks and sighs are my favorite noises on earth.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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So the first 100 days were dominated by the satisfying squeak of Sharpie on paper as Trump fired off executive action after executive action.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Devices chirp, alerts ping, and voices echo across open-plan spaces.—
Bill Schiffmiller,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Matthew Tkachuk and Brad Marchand chirp like crows on a wire.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Some hockey teams have incorporated sound effects into their celebratory goal-horn noise—a cannon blast for the Columbus Blue Jackets, a cat’s yowl for the Florida Panthers.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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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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“Screech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screech. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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