Screech

v. i. [imp. & p. p. SCREECHED (skreecht); p. pr. & vb. n. SCREECHING.] [Scot. screigh, to shriek; Icel. skräkja, to howl, skríkja, to twitter; Ir. screech, to screech, shriek; Gael. sgreach, sgreuch, to screech, scream, W. ysgrechian, ysgrechiano, id. See SCREAK.] To cry out with a sharp, rough voice; to utter a harsh, shrill cry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.