skreak

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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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