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scream

DEFINITIONS OF: scream

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v utter a sudden loud cry

Synonyms:
call, cry, holler, hollo, shout, shout out, squall, yell
call
utter in a loud voice or announce
call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
Types:
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hollo
cry hollo
hurrah
shout `hurrah!'
halloo
shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention
whoop
shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
pipe, pipe up, shriek, shrill
utter a shrill cry
howl, roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl
emit long loud cries
screak, screech, skreak, skreigh, squawk
utter a harsh abrupt scream
caterwaul, yowl
utter shrieks, as of cats
squall, waul, wawl
make high-pitched, whiney noises
Type of:
emit, let loose, let out, utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

v make a loud, piercing sound

“Fighter planes are screaming through the skies”
Type of:
make noise, noise, resound
emit a noise

v utter or declare in a very loud voice

Synonyms:
yell
Type of:
shout
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

n sharp piercing cry

Synonyms:
screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Type of:
call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

n a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

“he heard the scream of the brakes”
Synonyms:
screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

n a joke that seems extremely funny

Synonyms:
belly laugh, howler, riot, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow
Type of:
gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
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