scream

[ skreem ]
/ skrim /

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to utter with or as if with a scream or screams.
to make by screaming: to scream oneself hoarse.

noun

Origin of scream

1150–1200; 1905–10 for def 11; Middle English screamen (v.), Old English *scrǣman; akin to Old Norse skraumi chatterbox, braggart, skruma to jabber; sc- (for regular sh- as in Middle English shreame) from obsolete scritch to screech

SYNONYMS FOR scream

1 Scream, shriek, screech apply to crying out in a loud, piercing way. To scream is to utter a loud, piercing cry, especially of pain, fear, anger, or excitement: to scream with terror. The word is used also for a little, barely audible cry given by one who is startled. Shriek usually refers to a sharper and briefer cry than scream; when caused by fear or pain, it is often indicative of more terror or distress; shriek is also used for shrill uncontrolled cries: to shriek with laughter. Screech emphasizes disagreeable shrillness and harshness, often with a connotation of lack of dignity: to screech approval at a rock concert.
9 outcry, shriek, screech, screak.

OTHER WORDS FROM scream

out·scream, verb (used with object)

Definition for scream (2 of 2)

Scream, The

noun

a painting (1937) by Edvard Munch.

Example sentences from the Web for scream

British Dictionary definitions for scream

scream
/ (skriːm) /

verb

noun

a sharp piercing cry or sound, esp one denoting fear or pain
informal a person or thing that causes great amusement

Word Origin for scream

C13: from Germanic; compare Middle Dutch schreem, West Frisian skrieme to weep