scream

[scream]

Utter a sudden loud cry

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To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

Noun
a joke that seems extremely funny

Noun
sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

Noun
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

Verb
utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don''t have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

Verb
utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn''t hear me"

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Verb
make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"


v. i.
To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

n.
A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech.


Scream

Scream , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaming.] [Icel. skr'91ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr'84ma, Dan. skr'91mme. Cf. Screech.] To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.
I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.

Scream

Scream, n. A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. "Screams of horror." Pope.

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech.

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Usage Examples

It isn't enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political system to start reflect this anger back into, 'How do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again?'

The work of art is a scream of freedom.

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker if sad, it must not scream or curse.

All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

When I first became famous, I didn't know if I could go where I wanted to because I didn't know how people were going to act. Some folks would scream and holler, and I didn't know what to do with that.

I think people are smart enough to sort it out. They know when they're watching one of these food fight shows where journalists sit around and yell and scream at each other, versus serious issue reporting.

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Other Usage Examples

It is the people who scream the loudest about America and Freedom who see to be the most intolerant for a differing point of view.

Our work is a scream of freedom.

Scream was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself.

Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.

I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don't interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don't scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own.

I only scream and scratch when something's only 'really good' or 'good', I want to be great, or let's go home.

From a very early age, my wife and I told our son that there are times and places for everything. I told him, look, when you're in class, you have to be quiet and listen to your teacher, but when you go out to the playground, you can scream and be silly.

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