Screak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make a high-pitched, screeching noise

utter a harsh abrupt scream

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skɹˈiːk/

🇬🇧British English

/skɹˈiːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skɹˈiːk/

1 syllable Say it as /skɹˈiːk/.

Examples

The door creaked when I opened it slowly
My car engine makes a whining noise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

screech creak skreigh skreak whine squeak squawk

Parts of Speech

verb	make a high-pitched, screeching noise “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”
verb	utter a harsh abrupt scream

Word Forms

squeak	noun	a short high-pitched noise
squeaker	noun	any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
screech	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screeching	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
creaking	noun	a squeaking sound
creak	noun	a squeaking sound
squawk	noun	the noise of squawking
squawker	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
screecher	noun	someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kreischen

ein hohes, kreischendes Geräusch machen

🇫🇷French

crier

faire un bruit aigu et hurlant

🇪🇸Spanish

chirrido

hacer un ruido agudo y chirriante

🇮🇹Italian

strillare

emettere un suono acuto e stridente

🇳🇱Dutch

schreeuwen

een hoog, gierend geluid maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

ranger

fazer um barulho agudo e estridente

🇷🇺Russian

скрипеть

издавать пронзительный, визгливый звук

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चीख़

ऊँची-ऊँची, कर्कश ध्वनि करो

🇧🇩Bengali

চিৎকার

একটি উচ্চ-পিচ, creeching শব্দ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அலறல்

அதிக சத்தம், அலறல் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అరుపు

అధిక పిచ్, స్క్రీచింగ్ శబ్దం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओरडणे

एक उच्च-पिच, किंचाळणारा आवाज करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીસો

ઊંચો અવાજ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೂಗು

ಎತ್ತರದ, ಕಿರುಚುವ ಶಬ್ದ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലറുക

ഉയർന്ന ശബ്ദവും അലർച്ചയും ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕਣਾ

ਉੱਚੀ-ਉੱਚੀ, ਚੀਕਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخ

ایک اونچی آواز میں، چیخنے والا شور مچانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尖叫

发出尖锐的尖叫声

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ

甲高い金切り声を出す

🇰🇷Korean

새된 목소리

큰 소리로 삐걱거리는 소리를 내다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rít lên

tạo ra âm thanh chói tai, chói tai

🇹🇭Thai

กรี๊ด

ทำเสียงแหลมสูงและร้องเสียงแหลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

memekik

mengeluarkan suara melengking bernada tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

sigaw

gumawa ng mataas na tunog, sumisigaw na ingay

🇲🇾Malay

menjerit

membuat bunyi yang tinggi dan menjerit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صراخ

إحداث ضوضاء عالية النبرة والصراخ

🇮🇷Persian

جیغ زدن

صدایی با صدای بلند و جیغ ایجاد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

gıcırtı

yüksek perdeden, çığlık atan bir ses çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לצרוח

להשמיע רעש צווח בגובה רב

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The primary meaning of 'screak' is 'make a high-pitched, screeching noise'.

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