screech

A high-pitched, strident cry.

A sound suggestive of this cry.

To utter in a screech or high-pitched voice.

To cry out in a high-pitched, strident voice.

To make a sound suggestive of a screech.

To cry out with a sharp, shrill voice; scream harshly or stridently; shriek.

Synonyms See scream, n.

To utter (a screech).

A sharp, shrill cry; a harsh scream.

Any sharp, shrill noise: as, the screech of a railway-whistle.