as in to shriek
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the toddler screeched in anger when her stuffed rabbit was taken away
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Recent Examples of screech
Lynn Steger Strong, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Director Kevin Lima dials up the wackiness, and Close follows accordingly, mugging and screeching as Cruella is outwitted by various bumbling dogs and eventually defeated by being baked into a giant cake, somehow.
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—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
—Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Verb
And then tires screeched, and then a force so hard and fast, thin rubber into my ass, up the small of my back, and then briefly flying, the hard shock of asphalt on my hands and knees and elbows, the way the pain felt sure and solid, coursing slowly up my back and shoulders, not unlike relief.
—Lynn Steger Strong, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Director Kevin Lima dials up the wackiness, and Close follows accordingly, mugging and screeching as Cruella is outwitted by various bumbling dogs and eventually defeated by being baked into a giant cake, somehow.
23.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
As the monkeys in the trees screech and guests and staff scramble for safety from the continuing gunfire, a body floats into frame, face down.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
The jungle struck up its evening symphony: the sweet chittering of insects, the distant bellowing of monkeys, the occasional screech of a kite.
—Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for screech
Verb
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Inside a Mexico City shopping mall, fans began shrieking.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Cate Blanchett is relatively subdued as Cinderella’s wicked stepmother, with her shrieking stepsisters picking up most of the slack.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This is true on a city bus, too, where the earbuds easily cut the bus engine noise and the higher-pitch squeals from the doors opening.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Heard screamed and dropped to the ground with the knife beside him.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Neighbors said screams from the mother rattled the building, according to reports.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The animals use complex clicks, squawks and whistles to call out to each other, fight and attract a mate.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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The show is thrilling as a sensory experience, humming with sinister percussive beats and the occasional muffled animal squawk in the distance.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The crowd, which had already grown hostile to Ernst's tone, erupted in roars of disapproval.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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There’s something magical about a waterfall — the roar of rushing water fueled by snowmelt, the cooling mist, and lush vegetation thriving around it.—
Jennifer Broome,
Denver Post,
20 May 2025
Noun
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Overall, their squeaks were more complex, and the squeaking patterns became more intricate.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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As the birds practiced, their initial random squeaks gradually turned into melodies that closely matched their parents’ songs.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Panthers center Sam Bennett, who had a contentious altercation with Marchand in Round 2 of the playoffs last year, said Marchand’s first message after being added to the team group chat was a chirp.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
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Instead of a bland playlist, you ears will pick up on the cheerful chirps of finches from their nine-foot-tall birdcages.—
Katie Chang,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the video, Shona—a Rhodesian ridgeback—sits in the back seat, letting out an intense yowl and staring fixedly out the window at something her owner couldn't see.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Yes, that would be Post Malone, who convincingly simulated Kurt Cobain’s phlegmy yowls, rocking the mic as Dave Grohl, Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic thrashed and crashed around him.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Screech.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screech. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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