Definitions for scream
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching(noun)

   sharp piercing cry

   "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

2. screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming(noun)

   a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

   "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

3. belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot(verb)

   a joke that seems extremely funny

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

5. yell, scream(verb)

   utter or declare in a very loud voice

   "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

6. scream(verb)

   make a loud, piercing sound

   "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"

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1. scream(Noun)

   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/, in any case, the loudest and most emphatic sound a human can make tends to be a scream. The term is not generally applied to sounds made by non-humans.

   Etymology: shreamen (compare Old Norwegian skræma). related to shriek, skrike. cognate with West Frisian skrieme (to weep) German schreien (Schrei)

2. scream(Noun)

   An entertainingly outrageous person.

   Etymology: shreamen (compare Old Norwegian skræma). related to shriek, skrike. cognate with West Frisian skrieme (to weep) German schreien (Schrei)

3. scream(Noun)

   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.

   Etymology: shreamen (compare Old Norwegian skræma). related to shriek, skrike. cognate with West Frisian skrieme (to weep) German schreien (Schrei)

4. scream(Verb)

   To make the sound of a scream.

   Etymology: shreamen (compare Old Norwegian skræma). related to shriek, skrike. cognate with West Frisian skrieme (to weep) German schreien (Schrei)

5. scream(Verb)

   To move quickly; to race.

   He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.

   Etymology: shreamen (compare Old Norwegian skræma). related to shriek, skrike. cognate with West Frisian skrieme (to weep) German schreien (Schrei)

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scream(verb)

   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

   Etymology: [Icel. skraema to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skrma, Dan. skraemme. Cf. Screech.]

2. Scream(noun)

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

   Etymology: [Icel. skraema to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skrma, Dan. skraemme. Cf. Screech.]

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1. Scream

   Scream is a hardcore punk band from Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia active from 1981 to 1990. In 2009 the band reunited, and as of January 2012 were on tour in Europe.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scream

   skrēm, v.i. to cry out with a shrill cry, as in fear or pain: to shriek.—n. a shrill, sudden cry, as in fear or pain: a shriek.—n. Scream′er, one who screams: a genus of South American birds about the size of the turkey, with loud, harsh cry: (U.S. slang) a bouncer.—Screaming farce, one highly ludicrous. [Scand., Ice. skræma, Sw. skrämma, to fear; cf. Screech, Shriek.]

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1. scream

   Song lyrics by scream -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by scream on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'scream' in Verbs Frequency: #577

Anagrams for scream »

1. macers

2. creams

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scream in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scream in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of scream in a Sentence

1. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Whenever we wake up from a horrible nightmare, we don't immediately scream out of happiness.It takes a while to feel so safe and so good.

2. Atsushi Hirano:

   My grandfather didn't really like to speak about the war. At night, he would moan in his sleep. He would scream sometimes and I assumed it was because of the war, but I always thought I couldn't ask about it and then he died six years ago. I wish I had asked him more.

3. Walter Frederick Mondale:

   In our system, at about 1130 on election night, they just push you off the edge of the cliff-and that's it. You might scream on the way down, but you're going to hit the bottom, and you're not going to be in elective office.

4. Nikki Barnes:

   Those of us on the DNC know we have to rebrand ourselves and earn the people’s trust. And unfortunately Debbie’s name does not scream trust. It screams power.

5. Marc Broude:

   If your stories were real I would scream my dissolution amongst the searching soul; if wishes were not so unreal I would disappear, careless, in the wind; and if words were not all vain and meaningless I would tell everyone that life is a state of mind and we are nothing but what we have been told. If changing the world really meant something I would form a new fucking republic; and if truth existed I would kill philosophy; if god existed I would be scared.

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