scream
[verb]
Synonyms:
- cry, bawl, screech, shriek, yell
[noun]
Synonyms:
- cry, howl, screech, shriek, yell, yelp

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Related Idioms: let out a scream (or shriek or screech), raise a howl
Related Words: screak, squeak, cry, yell, bellow, roar, caterwaul, howl, wail, yawl, complain, grumble, protest, blare

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English Thesaurus: shout, yell, call (out), cry (out), scream, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. scream¹ S3 /skriːm/ verb

1. [intransitive] to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc Synonym : shriek:
After the first few shots, people started screaming.
a screaming baby
scream with/in
She jumped to her feet, screaming in terror.
The children were screaming with laughter.
She was screaming her head off (=screaming a lot).
She began to scream blue murder (=scream very loudly).
He was dragged kicking and screaming to a nearby van.

2. [intransitive and transitive] (also scream out) to shout something in a very loud high voice because you are angry or frightened Synonym : yell:
‘Get out!’ she screamed.
He screamed out her name.
scream for
I screamed for help.
scream at
He screamed at her to go away.
The crowd continued to scream abuse at him.

3. [intransitive] to make a very loud high noise:
The police car approached, its siren screaming.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. scream² noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Perhaps from Middle Dutch schreem]

1. a loud high sound that you make with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc Synonym : shriek:
We heard screams coming from the flat.
She saw the knife and let out a scream.
scream of laughter/terror etc
He fell back with a scream of terror and pain.

2. a very loud high sound:
the scream of a jet taking off

3. a scream informal someone or something that is very funny:
The film was a scream!

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

scream
noun
ADJ. high-pitched, loud, piercing, shrill | muffled, stifled | blood-curdling, hysterical, terrible, terrified
VERB + SCREAM give, let out | hear
SCREAM + VERB echo, ring out His screams echoed through the empty house.
PREP. with a ~ She reacted to the news with hysterical screams.
~ for a scream for help
~ of screams of laughter/terror

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

scream
verb
ADV. aloud | loudly | silently Despair shook him and he screamed silently in the darkness.
hysterically, shrilly, wildly | almost | out
VERB + SCREAM want to I was so bored I wanted to scream.
begin to | hear sb
PREP. after Marion screamed after them, ‘Stop! Stop!’
at She screamed at me to get out of the way.
for The trapped passengers screamed for help.
in People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror.
with People were staggering about, screaming with pain.
PHRASES begin/start screaming, scream your head off The baby was screaming its head off.
stop screaming

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

scream

scream loudly
I just screamed as loudly as I could.
scream wildly (=in a loud and uncontrolled way)
Poor George, screaming wildly, was carried upstairs by his father.
scream hysterically (=in a completely uncontrolled way)
Some of the girls started screaming hysterically.
scream with laughter/delight
She threw her head back and screamed with laughter.
scream in/with pain
We could hear her screaming in pain.
scream in terror/agony etc
He screamed in fear and panic, and banged frantically on the door.
scream your head off (=scream a lot)
At least the idiot wasn’t panicking and screaming his head off.
scream blue murder informal (=scream very loudly with fear or anger)
She flew into a rage and screamed blue murder at him.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

shout to say something very loudly:
The two men were shouting angrily at each other.
‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.
yell (also holler American English) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout:
The children were yelling at each other across the street.
‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.
call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention:
He called her name but she didn’t hear him.
‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.
cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited:
‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried.
He cried out in panic.
‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.
scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc:
The baby wouldn’t stop screaming.
She screamed as she jumped into the cold water.
‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.
roar written to shout in a loud deep voice:
The crowd roared their appreciation.
‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared.
bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you:
He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.
bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy:
‘What are you doing?’ he bawled.
The kids were bawling in the back of the car.
She was always bawling at the children.
raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry:
I never heard my father raise his voice.
cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval:
The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.
a loud scream
Suddenly I heard a loud scream.
a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (=with a very high sound)
The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.
a bloodcurdling scream (=very frightening)
With a blood-curdling scream, he threw himself at Paul.
a terrified scream (=by someone who is terrified)
I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs.
a terrible scream (=by someone suffering great pain or fear)
We were woken late that night by the most terrible screams.
a little scream
Mrs Wood gave a little scream.
a muffled/stifled scream (=made quieter, for example by putting a hand over someone’s mouth)
No one heard her muffled screams.
let out a scream
He let out a piercing scream.
give a scream
She gave a scream of delight.
a scream of laughter/delight
We could hear the children’s screams of laughter.
a scream of pain/terror/agony
My screams of terror awoke my parents.

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