Scream
WordNet
noun
(1) A joke that seems extremely funny
(2) Sharp piercing cry
"Her screaming attracted the neighbors"
(3) A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
"He ducked at the screechings of shells"
"He heard the scream of the brakes"
verb
(4) Utter or declare in a very loud voice
"You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
(5) 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"
(6) Make a loud, piercing sound
"Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
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Etymology
shreamen. related to shriek, skrike. cognate with German schreien (Schrei)
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.
- An entertaingly outrageous person.
- 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.
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- We had a real scream of a time at the beach.
Verb
- To make the sound of a scream.
- To move quickly; to race.
- He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.