About The Word Scream
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Scream
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What's The Definition Of Scream?
[n] a joke that seems extremely funny
[n] sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [n] a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [v] utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" [v] 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" [v] make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies" Synonyms | Synonyms for Scream: belly laugh | call | cry | holler | hollo | howler | riot | screaming | screaming | screech | screech | screeching | screeching | shout out | shriek | shriek | shrieking | shrieking | sidesplitter | squall | thigh-slapper | wow | yell Related Terms | Find terms related to Scream: See Also | call | call out | cry | cry out | emit | exclaim | gag | halloo | howl | hurrah | jape | jest | joke | laugh | let loose | let out | make noise | noise | noise | outcry | outcry | pipe | pipe up | resound | roar | screak | screech | shout | shout | shriek | shrill | skreak | skreigh | squawk | ululate | utter | vociferation | wail | wheeze | whoop | yak | yawl | yell Scream In Webster's Dictionary \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[ae]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw.
skr["a]ma, Dan. skr[ae]mme. 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. --Shak.
And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.
--Pope.
\Scream\, n. A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. ``Screams of horror.'' --Pope. |
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