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Screak

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb-intransitive. To screech; shriek.

verb-intransitive. To creak.

n. A screech; a shriek.

n. A creak.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. shriek; screech

v. shriek; screech

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

verb-intransitive. To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.

n. A creaking; a screech; a shriek.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To utter a sharp, shrill sound or outcry; scream or screech; also, to creak, as a door or wheel.

n. A creaking; a screech; a creaking sound.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. utter a harsh abrupt scream

v. make a high-pitched, screeching noise

Word Usage

"She did not run against chairs nor move a stool so that the legs emitted a "screak" of agony, and she could sit still for an hour at a time if she had a book."

Verb Form

screaked screaking screaks

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

call scream yell holler hollo squall shout out cry shout resound

Form

screaked screaking

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

screech creaking shriek scream grating creaky grate