scream
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
scream (plural screams)
- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- (music) 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.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier
- We had a real scream of a time at the beach.
- (printers' slang) exclamation mark
scream (screams, present participle screaming; past and past participle screamed)
- 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.
- c. 1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act II, scene ii]:
- I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
- To move quickly; to race.
- He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
- Do you know what screams "I'm obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice.
- (make the sound of a scream) see also Thesaurus:shout
- (move quickly) speed, zoom; see also Thesaurus:move quickly or Thesaurus:rush
- French: crier
- German: schreien
- Italian: gridare, sbraitare, urlare
- Portuguese: gritar, berrar
- Russian: крича́ть
- Spanish: gritar
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