Screech — Defs

01 v. i. To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

imp. & p. p. Screeched; p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching

1.
To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

02 n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.

1.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.

Phrases & compounds

Screech bird — the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.

Screech hawk — the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note.

Screech owl — A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or reddish in color