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Definition of 'scream'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) scream
to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.

2.  scream
to emit a shrill, piercing sound.

3.  scream
to laugh immoderately or uncontrollably.

4.  scream
to shout or speak shrilly.

5.  scream
to be conspicuous or startling.

6. (v.t.) scream
to utter with or as if with a scream or screams.

7.  scream
to make by screaming:
to scream oneself hoarse.

8. (n.) scream
a loud, sharp, piercing cry.

9.  scream
a shrill, piercing sound.

10.  scream
Informal. someone or something that is hilariously funny.

Etymology: (1150–1200; ME screamen (v.), OE *scræmacr;man, akin to ON skraumi)

Definition of 'scream'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
sharp piercing cry
"her screaming attracted the neighbors"

2. (noun) screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
"he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

3. (verb) belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot
a joke that seems extremely funny

4. (verb) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
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"

5. (verb) yell, scream
utter or declare in a very loud voice
"You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

6. (verb) scream
make a loud, piercing sound
"Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"

Definition of 'scream'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) scream
to make a loud high sound with your voice
People were screaming and running away.

2. scream
to shout words; = yell
She screamed at him to stop.; "No!" screamed Caitlin.

3. (noun) scream
a loud high sound made with the voice
a piercing scream

Definition of 'scream'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) scream
a sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech

2. (verb) scream
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

Translation of 'scream'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to cry or shout in a loud shrill voice because of fear or pain or with laughter; to make a shrill noise He was screaming in agony; `Look out!' she screamed; We screamed with laughter.
Afrikaans: skree, gil, skreeu	Arabic: يَصْرُخ	Bulgarian: пищя
Brazilian: gritar	Czech: řvát	German: schreien
Danish: skrige	Greek: ξεφωνίζω, στριγκλίζω	Spanish: gritar, chillar
Estonian: kriiskama	Farsi: جيغ كشيدن	Finnish: kiljua
French: hurler	Hebrew: לִצעוֹק	Hindi: चीखना, चिल्लाना, चीख मारन
Croatian: vrisnuti, kriknuti	Hungarian: visít	Indonesian: memekik, menjerit
Icelandic: öskra, æpa	Italian: gridare, urlare	Japanese: 悲鳴をあげる
Korean: 비명을 지르다	Lithuanian: klykti	Latvian: spalgi kliegt; spiegt
Malay: memekik	Dutch: gillen, gieren	Norwegian: skrike, hyle, hvine
Polish: wrzeszczeć, mówić wrzaskl	Persian: جيغ كشيدن	Pashto: بغارى وهل، چيغى وهل، كړ ي
Portuguese: gritar	Romanian: aţipa, a urla	Russian: вопить; визжать
Slovak: kričať, revať, jačať	Slovenian: kričati	Serbian: vrisnuti
Swedish: skrika, tjuta	Thai: กรีดร้อง; ทำเสียงโหยหวน	Turkish: feryat etmek, acı acı bağ
Taiwanese: (因恐懼、痛苦或大笑)尖叫	Ukrainian: верещати; репетувати	Urdu: چیخنا
Vietnamese: gào thét	Chinese: （因伤痛、害怕、激动等）尖叫
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