[ US /ˈskɹim/ ]
[ UK /skɹˈiːm/ ]
NOUN
  1. sharp piercing cry
    her screaming attracted the neighbors
  2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
    he heard the scream of the brakes
    he ducked at the screechings of shells
  3. a joke that seems extremely funny
VERB
  1. utter or declare in a very loud voice
    You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
  2. make a loud, piercing sound
    Fighter planes are screaming through the skies
  3. utter a sudden loud cry
    I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
    she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle

How To Use scream In A Sentence

  • Somewhere in the far regions of her mind a voice was screaming warnings.
  • He wanted to scream and shout, beat the wall and call down the forces of destruction.
  • It nearly brought a tear to my eye when I saw thousands of screaming fans watching a bunch of (and I use the term affectionately) nerds out there doing their thing. Sun Bloggers
  • As each of them look under the table, he screams and bangs his head, creating enough commotion to bring the whole café to his attention.
  • In the end the keeners stalked the funeral processions screaming and shrieking all the more like vengeful banshees and had to be chased by the priests.
  • The shed was a dark, gaping hole atop the watchtower, a screaming mouth. MINUTES TO BURN
  • And especially to evert person out there for whom doing what you love is a giant scream saying, “I exist, I exist, I exist!” Archive 2008-11-01
  • She screamed into her pillow, releasing her frustration into the creamy white sheet.
  • With a blood-curdling scream she fell downwards.
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