| VERB | perception | skreak, whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak | make a high-pitched, screeching noise |
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| communication | skreak, squawk, screak, skreigh, screech | utter a harsh abrupt scream |
| Meaning | Make a high-pitched, screeching noise. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Cars skreak in the streets; The streets skreak with cars | |
| Synonyms | whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak | |
| Broader | make noise, resound, noise | emit a noise |
| Spanish | aullar, chirriar, crujir, rechinar | |
| Catalan | carrisquejar, garranyigar, grinyolar | |
| Meaning | Utter a harsh abrupt scream. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | squawk, screak, skreigh, screech | |
| Broader | shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall | Utter a sudden loud cry |
| Spanish | chillar, chirriar, graznar, gritar | |
| Catalan | clacar, cridar, garrular, grallar, xerrotejar, xisclar | |
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