Search results
- DictionaryScream/skrēm/
verb
- 1. give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing excitement, great emotion, or pain: "they could hear him screaming in pain"
noun
- 1. a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain: "they were awakened by screams for help"
Definition of scream verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonym Study. 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.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Colours & sounds scream1 /skriːm/ S3 verb 1 [ intransitive] to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc SYN shriek After the first few shots, people started screaming. a screaming baby scream with/in She jumped to her feet, screaming i...
6 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. scream, shriek, screech apply to crying out in a loud, piercing way. To scream is to utter a loud, piercing cry, esp. 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.
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.
to make a loud, high noise with your voice, or to shout something in a loud, high voice because you are afraid, hurt, or angry: Someone was screaming in the street. She screamed for help. I could hear a woman screaming, "Get me out of here!" Fewer examples. The children screamed with delight.
[countable] a loud high shout made by somebody who is hurt, frightened, excited, etc.; a loud high noise. scream of something She let out a scream of pain. She gave a little high-pitched scream of delight. They ignored the baby's screams. He drove off with a scream of tyres. I thought I heard a scream.
