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screeching
DEFINITIONS OF:
screeching
1
n
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
“he ducked at the
screechings
of shells”
Synonyms:
scream
,
screaming
,
screech
,
shriek
,
shrieking
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
n
sharp piercing cry
Synonyms:
scream
,
screaming
,
screech
,
shriek
,
shrieking
Type of:
call
,
cry
,
outcry
,
shout
,
vociferation
,
yell
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
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