screak
Rusty hinge sound
Screak is a dialectal or archaic word meaning to screech or make a harsh, grating sound.
It describes the noise of rusty hinges, creaking floorboards, or shrill cries: The gate screaked in the wind.
The word survives mainly in Scottish and Northern English dialects, where it overlaps with screech and creak.
Lacking musical agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- raspingHarsh and grating
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- abrasiveRough enough to erode
rough · cacophonous · unpleasant · strident · dissonant · scratchy · hoarse · grinding
High in frequency
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- stridentHarsh and piercing
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
acute · treble · thin · reedy · tinny · whistling · screechy · ear-piercing
Shrill, piercing cry
- raspCoarse shaping tool
- grateFramework of metal bars
- scrapeRub harshly against
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
squawk · whine · yelp · cry · noise · utterance · vocalization · exclamation
Applying pressure while moving
- scrapingRubbing away material
- scratchingRaking with nails
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- squeakingHigh, thin sound
creaking · chafing · abrasion · resistance · contact · hinge · door · floorboard
discordant
Lacking musical agreement
abrasive · rough · cacophonous · unpleasant · strident · dissonant · scratchy · hoarse · grinding · raucous
high-pitched
High in frequency
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- stridentHarsh and piercing
sharp · acute · treble · thin · reedy · tinny · whistling · screechy · ear-piercing · penetrating
squeal
Shrill, piercing cry
scratch · squawk · whine · yelp · cry · noise · utterance · vocalization · exclamation · outcry
rubbing
Applying pressure while moving
- scrapingRubbing away material
- scratchingRaking with nails
- grindingMolar action sometimes
squeaking · creaking · chafing · abrasion · resistance · contact · hinge · door · floorboard · rusty
owl
Nocturnal feathered predator