Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To screech; shriek.
- intransitive verb To creak.
- noun A screech; a shriek.
- noun A creak.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To utter a sharp, shrill sound or outcry; scream or screech; also, to creak, as a door or wheel.
- noun A creaking; a screech; a creaking sound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A creaking; a screech; a shriek.
- intransitive verb To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
shriek ;screech - verb
shriek ;screech
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She did not run against chairs nor move a stool so that the legs emitted a "screak" of agony, and she could sit still for an hour at a time if she had a book.
A Little Girl in Old Boston Amanda Minnie Douglas 1873
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Behold, I will screak under you as a wain screaketh that is laden with hay.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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Behold, I will screak under you as a wain screaketh that is laden with hay.
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And the hinges of the temple shall screak in that day, saith the
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She made it screak; she made it wail; she set her own teeth on edge with the horrid discords she drew from it.
The Heavenly Twins Madame Sarah Grand
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Behold, I will screak under you as a wain screaketh that is laden with hay.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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And the hinges of the temple shall screak in that day, saith the
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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And the hinges of the temple shall screak in that day, saith the
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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Then only the distant rumble of the Elevated Railroad could be heard occasionally, or the far, seaward whistle of some steamer, or the scrape and screak of a street-car.
The Rich Little Poor Boy Eleanor Gates 1913
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The front gate screaked, a slow, timid, almost furtive sort of screak, and then banged suddenly shut as though it despaired of further concealment.
Stubble George Looms 1906
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