screech

[skษนiหtสƒ]

IPA: /S K R IY1 CH/

noun
  1. 1

    A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.

  2. 2

    A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.

  3. 3

    (Newfoundlander) Newfoundland rum.

  4. 4

    A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.

verb
  1. 1

    To make such a sound.

  2. 2

    To travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/screech