SCREAK

squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech

(verb) utter a harsh abrupt scream

whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak

(verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise; “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”; “My car engine makes a whining noise”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

screak (plural screaks)

shriek; screech

Verb

screak (third-person singular simple present screaks, present participle screaking, simple past and past participle screaked)

shriek; screech

Anagrams

• ackers, crakes, creaks, sacker

Source: Wiktionary


Screak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaking.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. skrækja to screech. Cf. Creak, v., Screech.]

Definition: To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.

Screak, n.

Definition: A creaking; a screech; a shriek. Bp. Bull.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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