Scream Definition

skrēm

screamed, screaming, screams

verb

screamed, screaming, screams

To utter a shrill, loud, piercing cry in fright, pain, etc.

Webster's New World

To make or move with a shrill, piercing sound.

Webster's New World

To bring into a specified state by screaming.

To scream oneself hoarse.

Webster's New World

To utter with or as with a scream or screams.

Webster's New World

To laugh loudly or hysterically.

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whisper
be-quiet

noun

screams

A sharp, piercing cry; shriek.

Webster's New World

Any shrill, piercing sound.

Webster's New World

A person or thing considered hilariously funny.

Webster's New World

A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, usually horror, fear, excitement et cetera. Can be the exclamation of a word, but is usually a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound, particularly /æ/ or /i/.

Wiktionary

(music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.

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Other Word Forms of Scream

Noun

Singular:

scream

Plural:

screams

Origin of Scream

shreamen (compare Old Norwegian skræma). Related to shriek, skrike. Cognate with West Frisian skrieme (to weep), German schreien (Schrei)

From Wiktionary
Middle English screamen possibly of Scandinavian origin Old Norse scræma

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition