scream
1. sharp piercing cry (Freq. 6)
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
• Syn:
screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
• Derivationally related forms:
screechy (for: screech), screech (for: screech), shriek (for: shrieking), shriek (for: shriek), scream (for: screaming)
• Hypernyms:
cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry (Freq. 1)
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
• Syn:
screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, screaming
• Derivationally related forms:
scream (for: screaming), shriek (for: shriek), screech (for: screeching), screechy (for: screech), screech (for: screech)
• Hypernyms:
noise
3. a joke that seems extremely funny
• Syn:
belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, wow, riot
• Derivationally related forms:
howl (for: howler)
• Hypernyms:
joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
1. utter a sudden loud cry (Freq. 25)
- she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
- I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
• Syn:
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell,
holler, hollo, squall
• See Also:
call out (for: call), cry out (for: cry)
• Derivationally related forms:
hollo (for: hollo), holler (for: holler), hollering (for: holler), screamer, screaming, yell (for: yell), yelling (for: yell), call (for: call), cry (for: cry), shout (for: shout), shouting (for: shout)
• Hypernyms:
utter, emit, let out, let loose
• Hyponyms:
hollo, hurrah, halloo, whoop, shriek,
shrill, pipe up, pipe, howl, ululate, wail,
roar, yawl, yaup, squawk, screak, skreak,
skreigh, screech
• Verb Group:
call, exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry,
call out, shout
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue scream
2. utter or declare in a very loud voice (Freq. 2)
- You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
• Syn:
yell
• Derivationally related forms:
screamer, yell (for: yell), yeller (for: yell)
• Hypernyms:
shout
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. make a loud, piercing sound (Freq. 1)
- Fighter planes are screaming through the skies
• Derivationally related forms:
screaming
• Hypernyms:
make noise, resound, noise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- You can hear animals scream in the meadows
- The meadows scream with animals
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