[syn: squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Screak \Screak\ (skr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screaked
(skr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Screaking.] [Cf. Icel.
skraekja to screech. Cf. Creak, v., Screech.]
To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to
creak, as a door or wheel.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Screak \Screak\, n.
A creaking; a screech; a shriek. --Bp. Bull.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
screak
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked
when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining
noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak,
screak, skreak]
2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak,
skreak, skreigh, screech]