English verb: screak | |||
1. | screak (perception) make a high-pitched, screeching noise | ||
Samples | The door creaked when I opened it slowly. My car engine makes a whining noise. | ||
Examples | Cars screak in the streets , The streets screak with cars | ||
Synonyms | creak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | make noise, noise, resound | ||
2. | screak (communication) utter a harsh abrupt scream | ||
Synonyms | screech, skreak, skreigh, squawk | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell | ||