screech

Noun

• sharp piercing cry
  • her screaming attracted the neighbors
    

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
  • he ducked at the screechings of shells
    
  • he heard the scream of the brakes
    

Verb

• utter a harsh abrupt scream

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise
  • The door creaked when I opened it slowly
    
  • My car engine makes a whining noise
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  scream , screaming , shriek , shrieking , screeching , squawk , screak , skreak , skreigh , whine , squeak , creak