Main entry: shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming, screech, screeching
Definition: sharp piercing cry
Usage: her screaming attracted the neighbors
Main entry: scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Definition: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Usage: he ducked at the screechings of shells; he heard the scream of the brakes
Main entry: squawk, screak, screech, skreak, skreigh
Definition: utter a harsh abrupt scream
Main entry: squeak, screak, screech, skreak, creak, whine
Definition: make a high-pitched, screeching noise
Usage: The door creaked when I opened it slowly; My car engine makes a whining noise