1. Sharp piercing cry
   "The screeching of the birds";
   - scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech
    
2. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
   "he ducked at the screechings of shells";
   - screech, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming

1. Utter a harsh, abrupt scream
   "The hawk screeched as it swooped down on its prey";
   - squawk, screak [dialect], skreak [non-standard], skreigh [UK, dialect]
    
2. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise
   "My car engine makes a screeching noise";
   - whine, squeak, creak, screak [dialect], skreak [non-standard]

Derived forms: screechings

Type of: call, cry, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard], make noise, noise, outcry, resound, scream, shout, shout out, squall, vociferation, yell

Encyclopedia: Screech, Matthew