[syn: yell, scream]
3. make a loud, piercing sound;
- Example: "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scream \Scream\ (skr[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed
(skr[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Screaming.] [Icel. skraema to
scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[aum]ma, Dan. skraemme. 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.
[1913 Webster]
I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak.
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And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.
--Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scream \Scream\, n.
A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in
pain; a shriek; a screech. "Screams of horror." --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scream
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking,
scream, screaming]
3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: belly laugh,
sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow,
riot]
v 1: 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" [syn: shout, shout
out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo,
squall]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: yell, scream]
3: make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming
through the skies"