screamed; screaming; screams
1
a(1)
: to voice a sudden sharp loud cry
(2)
: to produce harsh high tones
b
: to make a noise resembling a scream
the siren screamed
c
: to move with great rapidity
2
a
: to speak or write with intense or hysterical emotion
b
: to protest, demand, or complain vehemently
c
: to laugh hysterically
3
: to produce a vivid startling effect
1
: to utter with or as if with a scream
"Use your mirror!" screamed her petrified bodyguard …—
Alan Coren
Alan CorenFans in the mosh pit shook their fists and screamed her lyrics in unison.—Neal Karlen
Neal Karlen2
: to call (something) to mind very strongly and clearly
They may be a pain to carve, but few things scream Halloween quite like the iconic jack o'lantern.—Matt Juul
Matt JuulThere's something about Jane Austen novels, and especially Pride & Prejudice, that just screams fall reading to me.—Kerry Jarema
Kerry Jarema1
: a loud sharp penetrating cry or noise
2
: a very funny person or thing
Synonyms
Examples of scream in a Sentence
Verb
She screamed when the door suddenly slammed shut.
This is so irritating I could scream.
The crowd screamed with excitement.
He was dragged, kicking and screaming, from the room.
He screamed at her to stop.
Sirens were screaming in the distance.
Police cars screamed down the street.
Newspaper headlines screamed about the spike in crime.
Noun
She let out a piercing scream.
that new comedy is a scream
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Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Officers responded to calls from people who heard several shots fired and people screaming at 2317 South Pleasant Valley Road at 11:30 p.m. on June 26.
—Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
After his testimony, jurors heard a stipulation, agreed upon by both the prosecution and defense, that then-LMPD officers Michael Campbell, Myles Cosgrove, John Mattingly and Brett Hankison were also at the scene that night and did not hear a scream.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
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Verb
As one of Jeff Arcuri’s openers at the Beacon Theater, Jensen had the crowd screaming with laughter over a wild bit on the realities of menstruation.
4.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Officers responded to calls from people who heard several shots fired and people screaming at 2317 South Pleasant Valley Road at 11:30 p.m. on June 26.
—Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
The victim’s screams ultimately saved him, as a bystander stepped in, subdued the attacker and held him at bay for the remaining three hours until the assailant was arrested upon landing, the agent alleged.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
After his testimony, jurors heard a stipulation, agreed upon by both the prosecution and defense, that then-LMPD officers Michael Campbell, Myles Cosgrove, John Mattingly and Brett Hankison were also at the scene that night and did not hear a scream.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Scream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scream. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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scream
1 of 2 verb1
: to cry out, sound, or utter loudly and shrilly
2
: to move with great speed
3
a
: to produce or give a vivid, startling, or alarming effect or expression
b
: to protest, demand, or complain forcefully
screamer
noun
scream
2 of 2 noun1
: a loud shrill long cry or noise
screams of terror
2
: a very funny person or thing
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