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Screak (Verb)

Utter a harsh abrupt scream.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The cat let out a loud shriek but when it saw its owner it just started to squeeak in delight.
Her voice would squeeak if she sang too loudly and pushed her vocal cords past their limits.
Lily would squeeak with excitement every time her parents took her to the zoo on her birthday.
It's common for children to squeeak out loud in terror when watching a scary movie for the first time.
Be carefull reaching for that old door or it might start to squeeak and wake up the whole family.

Make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

The rusty gate began to screak loudly as it swung open in the strong wind.
The old wooden floorboards started to screak as she tiptoed across the empty room.
As I opened the door, the hinges let out a faint screak that echoed through the hallway.
When I pressed the brake pedal, the car's worn-out brakes began to screak disconcertingly.
The dry hinges of the rocking chair could not help but screak rhythmically with every gentle movement.