Definitions for scream
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screechingnoun

   sharp piercing cry

   "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

2. screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screamingnoun

   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, riotverb

   a joke that seems extremely funny

4. shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squallverb

   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, screamverb

   utter or declare in a very loud voice

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

6. screamverb

   make a loud, piercing sound

   "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. screamnoun

   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.

2. screamnoun

   An entertainingly outrageous person.

3. screamnoun

   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.

4. screamverb

   To make the sound of a scream.

5. screamverb

   To move quickly; to race.

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

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Screamnoun

   A shrill quick loud cry of terrour or pain.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   Our chimneys were blown down; and, as they say,
   Lamentings heard i’ th’ air, strange screams of death. William Shakespeare.

   Then flash’d the livid lightning from her eyes,
   And screams of horror rend th’ affrighted skies. Alexander Pope.

2. To Screamverb

   Etymology: hreman . Saxon.

   1. To cry out shrilly, as in terrour or agony.

   Soon a whirlwind rose around,
   And from afar he heard a screaming sound,
   As of a dame distress’d, who cry’d for aid,
   And fill’d with loud laments the secret shade. Dryden.

   The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry,
   Old feeble men with fainter groans reply;
   A jarring sound results, and mingles in the sky. Dryden.

   If chance a mouse creeps in her sight,
   Can finely counterfeit a fright;
   So sweetly screams, if it comes near her,
   She ravishes all hearts to hear her. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To cry shrilly.

   I heard the owl scream, and the crickets cry. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scream

   Scream is a song from South Korean hip hop girl group 2ne1. The song was released as the second single from the album, Collection. In addition, it was the first original Japanese song. The song's lyrics were written by Japanese rapper and sometime collaborator Verbal. A remix of the song was released digitally on March 14, 2012 on Recochoku before the single itself was released on March 28, 2012. The b-side is a Japanese version of their debut Korean single, "Fire". "Scream" is the lead single of the group's first full-length Japanese album, Collection. A Korean version of "Scream" was released on the group's 2nd Korean studio album, Crush.

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1. scream

   A scream is a loud, high-pitched vocalization characterized by raw, intense and often sudden and involuntary expression of fear, pain, surprise, excitement, or other powerful emotions. It typically involves a forceful expulsion of air from the lungs, resulting in a piercing sound. Screaming serves as a primal and instinctive response to alert others, seek help, or release pent-up emotions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Screamverb

   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

2. Screamnoun

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

3. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. screamverb

   Scream can also be a verb used when one is experiencing pleasure or joy. Someone may scream at a concert because it's fun and someone else may scream while having sex.

   
   

   Submitted by 1234_1 on January 25, 2022  

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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.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

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

Anagrams for scream »

1. creams

2. macers

How to pronounce scream?

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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. Erin Browne:

   It's not that inflation is going to scream to the upside, but it's going to be higher.

2. Tyson Steele:

   And I thought he was not inside, i was hysterical... I have no words for what sorrow ; it was just, just a scream.

3. Marc Sarrado:

   For the first seconds, it was complete silence. By the fifth second, everybody started to scream, it was really, really intense. Even when the shaking stopped, people were still screaming. They were completely panicked, because they knew exactly what it was.

4. Pastor Blair:

   I think this young man was bullied and intimidated, i think he succumbed to the bullying that these LGBTQ groups are known for. Those that scream out and demand tolerance are in actuality the least tolerant group of individuals on the planet.

5. Dan Gainor:

   I think what has changed is that Hollywood has so undermined and coarsened our culture, that these answers have become the norm… Sex acts many Americans had never even heard of are now typical dialogue, shows like ‘Scream Queens’ and ‘Scandal’ are trying to see how far they can go. And TV is always trying to go further.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=scream
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scream
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=scream
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scream
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=scream
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=scream