A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry:
— He ducked at the screechings of shells.

synonyms: scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking.

Dutch: schreeuw

Sharp piercing cry.

synonyms: scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking.

Dutch: krijsen, kreet, roep, schreeuw
Polish: krzyk

Make a high-pitched, screeching noise.

synonyms: creak, screak, skreak, squeak, whine.

Roget 411: cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak^†, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup^†.    cheer; hoot; grumble, moan, groan.    snore, snort; grunt etc. (animal sounds) 412.    vociferate; raise up the voice, lift up the voice; call out, sing out, cry out; exclaim; rend the air; thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath; s'_egosiller; strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs; give a cry etc. ... show more

Utter a harsh abrupt scream.

synonyms: screak, skreak, skreigh, squawk.

Roget 412: cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow^†; growl, snarl.    [specific animal sounds] bark [dog, seal]; bow-wow, yelp [dog]; bay, bay at the moon [dog, wolf]; yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr^†, yawl, snarl, howl [dog, wolf]; grunt, gruntle^†; snort [pig, hog, swine, horse]; squeak, [swine, mouse]; neigh, whinny [horse]; bray [donkey, mule, hinny, ass]; mew, mewl [kitten]; meow [cat]; purr [cat]; caterwaul, pule [cats]; baa^†, bleat [lamb]; low, moo [cow, cattle]; troat^†, croak, peep [frog]; coo [dove, pigeon]; gobble [turkeys]; quack [duck]; honk, gaggle, guggle [goose]; crow, caw, squawk, screech, [crow]; cackle, cluck, clack [hen, rooster, poultry]; chuck, chuckle; hoot, hoo [owl]; chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle [small birds]; hum [insects, hummingbird]; buzz [flying insects, bugs]; hiss [snakes, geese]; blatter^†; ratatat [woodpecker].    ... show more