Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To screech; shriek.
- intransitive verb To creak.
- noun A screech; a shriek.
- noun A creak.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To utter a sharp, shrill sound or outcry; scream or screech; also, to creak, as a door or wheel.
- noun A creaking; a screech; a creaking sound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A creaking; a screech; a shriek.
- intransitive verb To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.
from , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
shriek ;screech - verb
shriek ;screech
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Then only the distant rumble of the Elevated Railroad could be heard occasionally, or the far, seaward whistle of some steamer, or the scrape and screak of a street-car.
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