screak Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
    skreak; whine; screech; squeak; creak.
    • The door creaked when I opened it slowly
    • My car engine makes a whining noise
  2. verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
    skreak; screech; squawk; skreigh.

WordNet


Screak intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Icel. skrækja to screech. Cf. Creak, v., Screech.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Screaked ; present participle & verbal noun Screaking
Definitions
  1. To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.
Screak noun
Definitions
  1. A creaking; a screech; a shriek. Bp. Bull.

Webster 1913