Hypertext Webster Gateway: "screak"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Screak \Screak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Screaking}.] [Cf. Icel. skr[ae]kja to screech. Cf. {Creak},
v., {Screech}.]
To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to
creak, as a door or wheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Screak \Screak\, n.
A creaking; a screech; a shriek. --Bp. Bull.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
screak
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door [syn: {squeak},
{screech}, {creak}, {skreak}]
2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {squawk}, {skreak}, {skreigh},
{screech}]
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