skreak

verb

1. make a high-pitched, screeching noise

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The door creaked when I opened it slowly

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My car engine makes a whining noise

• Syn: ↑whine, ↑squeak, ↑screech, ↑creak, ↑screak

• Derivationally related forms: ↑creaking (for: ↑creak), ↑creak (for: ↑creak), ↑screech (for: ↑screech), ↑screeching (for: ↑screech), ↑squeak (for: ↑squeak), ↑squeaker (for: ↑squeak)

• Hypernyms: ↑make noise, ↑resound, ↑noise

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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Cars skreak in the streets

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The streets skreak with cars

2. utter a harsh abrupt scream

• Syn: ↑squawk, ↑screak, ↑skreigh, ↑screech

• Derivationally related forms: ↑screech (for: ↑screech), ↑screecher (for: ↑screech), ↑squawk (for: ↑squawk), ↑squawker (for: ↑squawk)

• Hypernyms:

↑shout, ↑shout out, ↑cry, ↑call, ↑yell, ↑scream, ↑holler, ↑hollo, ↑squall

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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or skreek \\ˈskrēk\

chiefly dialect

variant of screech