screech in WordNet English dictionary

1. make a high-pitched, screeching noise
   "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
   whine  squeak  screech  creak  screak  skreak 
   
2. utter a harsh abrupt scream
   squawk  screak  skreak  skreigh  screech 
   

1. sharp piercing cry
   "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
   scream  screaming  shriek  shrieking  screech  screeching 
   
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
   "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
   screech  screeching  shriek  shrieking  scream  screaming