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scream

Nouns

• (n) sharp piercing cry
  • her screaming attracted the neighbors
  screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching,
• (n) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
  • he ducked at the screechings of shells
  • he heard the scream of the brakes
  screech, screeching, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
• (n) a joke that seems extremely funny howler, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow, belly laugh, riot,

Verbs

• (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
  cry, shout out, yell, holler, shout, squall, hollo, call,
• (v) utter or declare in a very loud voice
  • You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
  yell,
• (v) make a loud, piercing sound
  • Fighter planes are screaming through the skies

Synonyms

screaming shriek shrieking screech screeching cry shout out yell holler shout squall hollo call howler sidesplitter thigh-slapper wow belly laugh riot

See also

call out cry out exclaim outcry cry shout

Words of close approximity