screech

/skɹˈitʃ/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
   “he ducked at the screechings of shells”
2. sharp piercing cry
   “her screaming attracted the neighbors”

verb

1. make a high-pitched, screeching noise
   “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
2. utter a harsh abrupt scream

Synonyms for screech

• screeching
• shriek
• shrieking
• scream
• screaming
• whine
• squeak
• creak
• screak
• skreak
• squawk
• skreigh

Words that rhyme with screech

• reach
• speech
• bleach
• breach
• peach
• leach
• impeach
• leech
• teach
• beach
• beech
• each
• overreach
• preach
• beseech
• breech
• microfiche
• outreach
• broadbeach
• cheech
• creach
• creech
• dietsch
• dietsche
• inspeech
• keach
• keech
• keetch
• leetch
• leitch