Screech /(skrēch)/

Screech

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Screeched; p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching

  1. To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek.

Screech

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

Phrases & Compounds
Screech bird
the fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech hawk
the European goatsucker; -- so called from its note.
Screech owl
A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or reddish in color