Screech Synonyms

skrēch
A long, loud, piercing cry or sound
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. shriek
  2. scream
  3. screeching
  4. shrieking
  5. screak
  6. screaming
  7. yell
  8. outcry
To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. scream
  2. shriek
  3. screak
  4. shout
  5. yell
  6. shrill
  7. howl
  8. squeal
  9. skreak
  10. outcry
  11. whine
  12. squawk
  13. squeak
  14. creak
  15. skreigh

Words Related to Screech

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Screech Sentence Examples

  • It was the piercing screech of a siren.

  • The screech of metal on metal drove her to cover her ears as she moved farther away.

  • Behind him, he heard a car screech to a stop.

  • The birds of prey include the red-shouldered, redtailed, broad-winged, Cooper's, sharp-shinned and sparrow hawk and the bald eagle; the great horned, barred, barn, snowy, shorteared and screech owls.

  • She let out a screech to wake the dead.

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