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Scream
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- 1 A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- 2 a joke that seems extremely funny wordnet
- 3 A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
"I am tender-hearted by nature, and have found my eyes moist many a time over the scream of a wounded hare."
- 4 sharp piercing cry wordnet
- 5 A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
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- 6 a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry wordnet
- 7 Used as an intensifier. informal
"We had a real scream of a time at the beach."
- 8 An exclamation mark.
- 1 To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. also, figuratively, intransitive
"I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry."
- 2 utter or declare in a very loud voice wordnet
- 3 To move quickly; to race. figuratively, intransitive
"He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill."
- 4 utter a sudden loud cry wordnet
- 5 To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of. figuratively, informal, intransitive
"Do you know what screams "I’m obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice."
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- 6 make a loud, piercing sound wordnet
Etymology
From Middle English scremen, scræmen, probably from a fusion of Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”); compare Dutch schremen (“to shout; yell; cry”), Swedish skrämma (“to spook; frighten”), Danish skræmme (“to scare”), West Frisian skrieme (“to weep”). Compare also Swedish skräna (“to yell; shout; howl”), Dutch schreien (“to cry; weep”), German schreien (“to scream”). Related to shriek, skrike.
From Middle English scremen, scræmen, probably from a fusion of Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”); compare Dutch schremen (“to shout; yell; cry”), Swedish skrämma (“to spook; frighten”), Danish skræmme (“to scare”), West Frisian skrieme (“to weep”). Compare also Swedish skräna (“to yell; shout; howl”), Dutch schreien (“to cry; weep”), German schreien (“to scream”). Related to shriek, skrike.
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