Screech (verb)

1. To make a loud, high-pitched, piercing noise.
2. To utter a loud, high-pitched, piercing cry.

Origin:

Middle english screchen, from old english scrēcan, from proto-germanic *skrekjaną (compare west frisian skriekje, dutch schreeuwen, german schreien), from proto-indo-european *(s)ker- ("to cry out, shout").

Examples:

1. The brakes screeched as the car came to a stop.
2. The owl screeched in the night.
3. The child screeched in delight.
4. The monkey screeched in the tree.
5. The tires screeched on the pavement.