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Screeched

To make such a sound.

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verb
  1. 1

    To make such a sound.

  2. 2

    To travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Screeched"

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screakverbshriek; screech
shriekverb(intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
shriekingnoun(Of a sound, voice, etc.) sharp, loud, and shrill.
shrillverbHigh-pitched and piercing.
squawkverbTo make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
screamingnounA scream.
screamverbA loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
squeakverb(intransitive) To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
creakverb(intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.
pipe upverb(intransitive) To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something loudly and suddenly.
pipeverb(ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
scriechverb
skreakverb(UK, regional, archaic) creak; shriek; squeak
skreighverbutter a harsh abrupt scream
skriechverb
skrieghverbAlternative form of skreak. [(UK, regional, archaic) creak; shriek; squeak]
shriekedverbuttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
screechyGiven to screeching.
screamedverb(intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
shrieksnounA sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.

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