screech

a screech of brakes.

the screech of train brakes.

The monkeys were screeching in the trees.

a bus screeched to a halt .

the van screeched round a bend at speed.

The brakes screeched as the car stopped.

Tires screeched on the wet pavement.

The boy's screeches brought his mother.

She screeched her disapproval.

I remember the screech of the horn as the car came towards me.

she hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain.

the wind screeched and the mast thrashed the deck.

the unedifying sight of the two leaders screeching conflicting proposals.

strident, screeching brakes. See also Synonyms at gaudy 1 soft

The car tires screeched on the road as it turned too fast.