scream
verb
[ skriːm ]
• give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing extreme emotion or pain.
• "they could hear him screaming in pain"
• make a loud, high-pitched sound.
• "sirens were screaming from all over the city"
• turn informer.
• "he never got paid and my information is he's ready to scream"
scream
noun
• a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain.
• "they were awakened by screams for help"
Similar:
shriek,
screech,
yell,
howl,
shout,
bellow,
bawl,
cry,
yawp,
yelp,
squeal,
wail,
squawk,
squall,
caterwaul,
whoop,
holler,
• a loud, piercing sound.
• "the scream of a falling bomb"
• an irresistibly funny person, thing, or situation.
• "the movie's a scream"
Similar:
laugh,
hoot,
comedy,
gas,
giggle,
lark,
riot,
bundle of fun,
bundle of laughs,
yell,
wit,
comedian,
comic,
entertainer,
joker,
clown,
buffoon,
character,
hard case,
caution,
case,
card,
Origin:
Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch.
