scream
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verb (used without object)
1.
to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
2.
to emit a shrill, piercing sound: The sirens and whistles screamed.
3.
to laugh immoderately or uncontrollably: The comedian had the audience screaming.
4.
to shout or speak shrilly, especially with harsh or exaggerated words: They screamed across the back fence.
5.
to play or sing in a high, loud, harsh manner.
verb (used with object)
7.
to utter with or as if with a scream or screams.
8.
to make by screaming: to scream oneself hoarse.
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noun
9.
a loud, sharp, piercing cry: Her scream frightened off the burglar.
10.
a shrill, piercing sound: the scream of the tires as the car rounded the curve.
11.
Informal. someone or something that is hilariously funny: The movie was a scream.
Origin:
1150–1200; 1905–10 for def 11; Middle English screamen (v.), Old English *scrǣman; akin to Old Norse skraumi chatterbox, braggart, skruma to jabber; sc- (for regular sh- as in Middle English shreame) from obsolete scritch to screech
1150–1200; 1905–10 for def 11; Middle English screamen (v.), Old English *scrǣman; akin to Old Norse skraumi chatterbox, braggart, skruma to jabber; sc- (for regular sh- as in Middle English shreame) from obsolete scritch to screech
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out·scream, verb (used with object)
Synonyms
1. Scream, shriek, screech apply to crying out in a loud, piercing way. To scream is to utter a loud, piercing cry, especially of pain, fear, anger, or excitement: to scream with terror. The word is used also for a little, barely audible cry given by one who is startled. Shriek usually refers to a sharper and briefer cry than scream; when caused by fear or pain, it is often indicative of more terror or distress; shriek is also used for shrill uncontrolled cries: to shriek with laughter. Screech emphasizes disagreeable shrillness and harshness, often with a connotation of lack of dignity: to screech approval at a rock concert. 9. outcry, shriek, screech, screak.
1. Scream, shriek, screech apply to crying out in a loud, piercing way. To scream is to utter a loud, piercing cry, especially of pain, fear, anger, or excitement: to scream with terror. The word is used also for a little, barely audible cry given by one who is startled. Shriek usually refers to a sharper and briefer cry than scream; when caused by fear or pain, it is often indicative of more terror or distress; shriek is also used for shrill uncontrolled cries: to shriek with laughter. Screech emphasizes disagreeable shrillness and harshness, often with a connotation of lack of dignity: to screech approval at a rock concert. 9. outcry, shriek, screech, screak.
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Scream, The
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a painting (1937) by Edvard Munch.
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scream (skriːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to utter or emit (a sharp piercing cry or similar sound or sounds), esp as of fear, pain, etc |
| 2. | (intr) to laugh wildly |
| 3. | (intr) to speak, shout, or behave in a wild or impassioned manner |
| 4. | (tr) to bring (oneself) into a specified state by screaming: she screamed herself hoarse |
| 5. | (intr) to be extremely conspicuous: these orange curtains scream, you need more restful colours in a bedroom |
| —n | |
| 6. | a sharp piercing cry or sound, esp one denoting fear or pain |
| 7. | informal a person or thing that causes great amusement |
| [C13: from Germanic; compare Middle Dutch schreem, West Frisian skrieme to weep] | |
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Word Origin & History
scream
early 13c., earlier shreamen (c.1200), of uncertain origin, similar to words in Scandinavian, Du., Ger., and Flem. (cf. O.N. "to terrify, scare," Swed. scrana "to scream," O.H.G. scrian, Ger. schreien "to cry"). The noun is attested from 1510s.
"And (as they say) lamentings heard i' th' Ayre; Strange Schreemes of Death." ["Macbeth," II.iii.61]Shakespeare's spelling probably reflects "sk-" as spelled in words from Latin (e.g. school); he also has schreene for screen. Slang meaning "something that evokes a cry of laughter" is 1903; screamer in this sense is from 1831. Screaming meemies is World War I army slang, originally a soldiers' name for a type of Ger. artillery shell that made a loud noise in flight (from Fr. woman's name Mimi), extended to the battle fatigue caused by long exposure to enemy fire.
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Example sentences
The first thing she noticed was an unmistakable scream of yellow flashing back to her from inside the tubes.
The noise from the release was a scream so loud that it drowned out the emergency steam whistle for five minutes.
There was the sound of a scream in the distance, and a song died away in the throat of some rude singer.
Dey scream funny when me give dem wedgie and take dere lunch money.
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