<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.</li><li>to utter with a screech: She screeched her warning.</li></ul><p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a harsh, shrill cry or sound: an owl's screech; the screech of brakes.</li></ul>