shriek

Noun

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
  • he ducked at the screechings of shells
    
  • he heard the scream of the brakes
    

• sharp piercing cry
  • her screaming attracted the neighbors
    

Verb

• utter a shrill cry

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  screech , screeching , shrieking , scream , screaming , shrill , pipe up , pipe