scream
noun
1. sharp piercing cry
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
Similar word(s): screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Definition categories: communication, call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- he heard the scream of the brakes
Similar word(s): screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Definition categories: event, noise
3. a joke that seems extremely funny
Similar word(s): howler, riot, wow
Definition categories: communication, gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh
Sentences with scream as a noun:
- We had a real scream of a time at the beach.
verb
1. utter a sudden loud cry
Similar word(s): call, cry, holler, hollo, shout, squall, yell
Definition categories: communication, emit, utter
2. utter or declare in a very loud voice
Similar word(s): yell
Definition categories: communication, shout
3. make a loud, piercing sound
- Fighter planes are screaming through the skies
Definition categories: perception, noise, resound
Sentences with scream as a verb:
- He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.