screech
noun
\ ˈskrēch
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Definition of screech
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
2
: a sound resembling a screech
screech
verb
screeched;
screeching;
screeches
Definition of screech (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to utter a high shrill piercing cry : make an outcry usually in terror or pain
2
: to make a shrill high-pitched sound resembling a screech
also
: to move with such a sound
the car screeched to a stop
: to utter with or as if with a screech