Synonyms for screeching

Most common

screaming · scream · shriek

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The act of producing a screech.

Related words

Phrases

screeching frog

Forms

Plural

screechings → screamings, shrieks, screams…

Example sentences

• screaming While she was screaming, she brandished the knife.
• scream She heard him scream, so she ran into his bedroom.
• shriek "Murder!", screamed the poor woman in a loud shriek.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

scream¹, shriek¹

9 letters

screaming²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (screaming² = 2 syllables).