scream

[ US /ˈskɹim/ ]
[ UK /skɹˈiːm/ ]

NOUN

sharp piercing cry
her screaming attracted the neighbors
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
he heard the scream of the brakes
he ducked at the screechings of shells
a joke that seems extremely funny

VERB

utter or declare in a very loud voice
You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
make a loud, piercing sound
Fighter planes are screaming through the skies
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

Linguix Browser extension

Fix your writing
on millions of websites

Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

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.
Tiger Woods rescued from crash by wife Elin Nordegren carrying a golf club Trapped in his own body for 23 years - the coma victim who screamed unheard Pretending the climate email leak isn't a crisis won't make it go away | George Monbiot Michelle Obama 'racist' picture that is topping Google Images removed nhs tower hamlets. aneurin bevan house, aldgate east, inner east lond …. Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk