Synonyms for screech

Most common

screaming · scream · yell · shriek · treble · screak

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

2. v. 1

   To make such a sound.

Related words

Word family

screecher

Phrases

screech owl

Forms

Plural

screeches → shrieks, screams, screamings, yells…

Past participle

screeched
e.g. screeched → squeaked, whined, creaked, skreaked…

Example sentences

• screaming While she was screaming, she brandished the knife.
• scream She heard him scream, so she ran into his bedroom.
• yell Don't yell in the street; we're putting on a show.
• shriek "Murder!", screamed the poor woman in a loud shriek.
• treble He can't even tell a treble clef from a bass clef.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

cry¹

4 letters

yell¹

5 letters

whine¹, creak¹

6 letters

scream¹, treble², squeak¹, shriek¹, squawk¹, screak, skreak

7 letters

tweedle²

9 letters

screaming²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (treble² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

crissement

Italiano

stridio