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English Dictionary: scream |
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3 results for scream |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- scream
- n
- sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
Synonym(s): scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
Synonym(s): screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
- a joke that seems extremely funny
Synonym(s): belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot
- v
- 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"
Synonym(s): shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
- utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
Synonym(s): yell, scream
- make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[91]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw.
skr[84]ma, Dan. skr[91]mme. Cf. {Screech}.]
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.
I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak.
And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.
--Pope.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Scream \Scream\, n.
A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in
pain; a shriek; a screech. [bd]Screams of horror.[b8] --Pope.
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