screeching

Plural: screechings

Noun

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
  • "he ducked at the screechings of shells"
• sharp piercing cry
• The act of producing a screech.

Verb

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise
• utter a harsh abrupt scream
• present participle and gerund of screech

Synonyms

creak, screak, scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking, skreak, skreigh, squawk, squeak, whine