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adjective
1.
uttering screams.
2.
boldly striking or startling: screaming colors; screaming headlines.
3.
causing hilarious laughter; extremely funny: a screaming farce.
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Screaming
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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.
EXPANDto play or sing in a high, loud, harsh manner.
6.
COLLAPSEto be conspicuous or startling: That red dress really screams.
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.
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
Related forms
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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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.
EXPAND"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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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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