Scream

Definition: Scream

Scream

Noun

1. Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors".

2. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes".

3. A joke that seems extremely funny.

Verb

1. Utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me".

2. Utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine".

3. Make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "scream" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1606. (references)

Note: Scream \Scream\, intransitive verb [imperfect & past participle. Screamed; Screaming.]. (references)

SCREAM

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Scream

Lamentation

Scream; (cry out); mew; (animal sounds); groan, moan, whine; roar; roar like a bull, bellow like a bull; cry out lustily, rend the air.

Cry; (vociferation); scream, howl; outcry, wail of woe, ululation; frown, scowl.

Crosswords: Scream

And normally when there's shootin white people aren't that cool, man. They either run around in circles, or scream (Rush Hour 2; writing credit: Jeff Nathanson)

Her first born come out sideways, she didn't scream or nothin (Planes, Trains & Automobiles; writing credit: John Hughes.)

Never, but I may scream. (The Mask of Zorro; writing credit: Johnston McCulley; Ted Elliott)

They scream at me to hurry (Harvey; writing credit: Mary Chase;)

Just once, I would like to hear you scream, in pain (The Last Boy Scout; writing credit: Shane Black.)

I know I could make you scream like a woman' supposed (I Do (Wanna Get Close To You); performing artist: 3LW)

Then I scream from the top of my lungs (What's up; performing artist: 4 Non Blondes)

I wish I could scream out loud (Don't Turn Around; performing artist: Ace Of Base)

You scream you learn (You Learn; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

And we would scream together songs unsung (Heat of the Moment; performing artist: Asia)

Silent scream (references; author: unknown)

It's Been Lovely, But I Have To Scream Now. (references; author: unknown)

How to act insane: When the money comes out of the ATM, scream "I Won! I Won! 3rd time this week! (references; author: unknown)

Little birdie in the sky, dropped a poopie in my eye. I didn't scream, I didn't cry, but I thanked the Lord that cows can't fly! (references; author: unknown)

Life is a roller coaster. You can either scream every time you hit a bump, or you can throw your hands up in the air and enjoy it. (references; author: unknown)

Scream 3 (2000)

The Next Scream You Hear (1974)

A Scream Away from Happiness (1974)

Scream... and Die! (1973)

Scream Bloody Murder (1973)

Scream (performing artist: Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Alien Scream (Mind Warp , No 3) (reference)

• Don't Scream (reference)

• I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (Fantastic Audio Series) [UNABRIDGED] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Scream Trilogy - Boxed Set (reference)

• Scream (reference)

• Scream 2 (reference)

• Scream 3 (Special Edition) (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Devil Scream (reference)

• Gree-Tah = Scream (reference)

• Scream of the Hounded [IMPORT] (reference)

• Big Man & The Scream Team Meet the Barmy Army Uptown [IMPORT] (reference)

• Scream Forth Blasphemy: A Tribute To Morbid Angel [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Monsters, Inc.: Scream Team (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

A scream and Pippin sprang. Credit: Library of Congress.

To all inquiries Lola replied, Mr. Simpkins is taking me to an organ recital, and won a scream of mirth. Credit: Library of Congress.

The next scream you hear will be Gene Zuckert! / Gib Crockett. Credit: Library of Congress.

One must scream out at all this ... : Miguel Enriquez, MIR leader ... killed by the Chilean military junta, October 5, 1974. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Alice gave a little scream of laughter

Madame Magloire had not even the strength to scream.

He clapped a hand to his eye and gave a hoarse scream of pain

A shrill scream came from the Joad car.

Their dismal scream is truly Ben Jonsonian

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

City streets become awash with banners that scream the same message. (references)

Human Rights

Romania

Police beat Grigoras; family members saw signs of beating, and a witness near the police station reported hearing Grigoras scream. (references)

Brazil

Recepcao occurs when adolescents are transferred to a different facility and must pass through two rows of guards who kick, beat, and scream at them. (references)

Dominican Republic

Prison officials use a punishment called "the toaster," where prisoners are laid, shackled hand and foot, on a bed of hot asphalt for the entire day and are beaten with a club if they scream. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "scream": be a perfect scream ♦ he is a perfect scream ♦ scream and die ♦ scream at smb. ♦ scream out ♦ scream with laughter ♦ scream with pain ♦ shout and scream. Additional references.

Beginning with "scream": scream-up.

Ending with "scream": air-scream, death-scream, I-scream, mid-scream.

Afrikaans

skreeu (cry, cry out, shout). (various references)

Albanian

sokëllij (shriek, vociferate, yawp), vikatje (shriek, shrill), vikat (shriek, shrill), ulërimë (boom, howl, roar, roaring, screech, ululation, wow), ulërij (bark, bellow, bluster, Bray, cry out, howl, ululate, yell), piskat, piskas, lëshoj piskamë, klithmë (bell, cry, note, screech, shoot, squall, squeal, yowl), klith (yowl), gërthitje (clamor, clamour, cry, outcry, shout), gërthas (cry, shout), britmë (call, clamor, clamour, cry, ejaculation, howl, hue, note, outcry, screech, shout, shouting, shriek, squall, yell), bërtas (bawl, call, Caterwaul, clamor, clamour, cry, cry out, ejaculate, exclaim, holler, objurgate, shout, shout at, shriek, squall, vociferate, whoop, yell). (various references)

Arabic 

‏قهقه (giggle, guffaw, hee haw, roar, snigger, squawk), ‏حدث أثرا مذهلا, ‏زعيق, ‏زعقة, ‏عويل (lamentation, plaint, wail, wailing), ‏عبر عن شيء بالصراخ, ‏ضحك حتى البكاء, ‏ضحك (chortle, comicality, giggle, laugh, laugh off, laughter, move, raise, rib, set off, tickle), ‏صيحة (call, hue and cry, outcry, screen, shout, yell), ‏صاح (bawl, call, call out, clear, crow, cry, holler, hoot, shout, sing out, squall, squawk, squeal, vociferate), ‏صرخة (cry, holler, pax, shout, shriek, squawk, yell), ‏صرخ من الألم, ‏صرخ (call, call out, clamor, clamour, cry, exclaim, holler, make noise, outcry, pop off, shout, shriek, squawk, squeak, yell). (various references)

Bulgarian 

скица (contour, cure, delineation, design, diagram, draft, draught, freehand drawing, object, outline, plan, plat, plot, schema, scheme, skeleton, sketch, study, vignette), свистя (hiss, ping, pipe, sing, swish, whiffle, whistle, whiz, whoosh, zip), свистене (hiss, hissing, phut, ping, swish, whiz, zip), смея се гръмогласно (roar, shriek), смея се истерично, фуча (hoot, sough, spit, whiz, whizz), крясък (clamor, clamour, cry, honk, hoot, shriek, squawk, whoop, yell), крещя (bawl, holler, hollo, hoot, shout, shriek, squall, vociferate, yell), викам (barrack, bawl, call, clamor, clamour, create, cry, holler, hollo, holloa, pop off, roar, shout, sing out, vocalize, vociferate, whoop, yell), вик (bawl, call, cry, shout, whoop, yell), нещо ужасно смешно, писък (cry, peep, screech, shriek, squall, squeak, squeal, yawl, yowl), пищя (pipe, ring, shriek, shrill, skirl, squall, yowl), пищене. (various references)

Chinese 

尖叫 (Screamed, screaming, shrieked, shrieking, squeaky), 呼嘯 (whistle, whiz). (various references)

Czech

skřípot (creak, Gride, jar, scratch, scrunch), skřípat (creak, gnash, grate, grind, jar, rasp, scroop, scrunch), zavřeštìní, vyřvávat (bawl, bellow out), vřeštìt (blare, Caterwaul, howl, squawk, yell), vřískat (bawl, howl, shriek, shrill, yell, yowl), výt (howl, whine, yowl), výkřik (crux, cry, ejaculation, exclamation, outcry, shriek, whoop, yell), křièet (cry, holler, shout, shriek, wail, whoop, yowl), jeèet (blare, Caterwaul, roar, shriek, shrill, yell, yowl), jeèení (blare, yowl), řvát (bawl, bellow, roar). (various references)

Danish

skrige (cry out, shout). (various references)

Dutch

schreeuw (cry, shout), gil. (various references)

Esperanto

krii (cry out, shout), kriego. (various references)

Faeroese

skríggja (cry out, shout). (various references)

Farsi 

ناگهانی گفتن , جیغ زدن (Shout, Yaup, Yawp, Yelp), جیغ (Catcall, Screech, Shout, Shriek, Squawk, Squeal). (various references)

Finnish

ujellus (whistle), parkua (bawl, howl), parkaisu (cry, shriek), parkaista (cry out, shriek), kirkua (shriek, yell), kirkaisu (shriek), kirkaista (shriek), huutaa (call, cry out, shout, shriek, yell), hihkua (shriek, yell). (various references)

French

crier. (various references)

Frisian

skreauwe (cry out, shout). (various references)

German

schreien (bawl, Bray, call, call out, clamor, clamour, crow, cry, cry out, cry up, crying, honk, hoot, howl, moan, scream out, screech, shout, shouting, shriek, squall, squeal, to clamour, to scream, to screech, to squall, vociferate, wail, whoop, yell, yell out), Aufschrei (outcry, shriek, squeal, yell, yelp). (various references)

Greek 

κραυγή (bawl, call, clamor, clamour, cry, halloo, holler, outcry, shout, squall, vociferation, whoop, yell), φωνάζω (bawl, call, call out, caterwaul, clamor, clamour, cry, halloo, holler, hollo, shout, shout to, squawk, yawp, yell). (various references)

Hebrew 

לצרוח (bawl, shout, shriek, squawk, squeal, yell), פעיה (bleat, shriek), דבר מצחיק, צוחה (cry, outcry, shout, shriek, yell), צריחה (shout, shriek, squall, squeal, yelling), צרחה (shouting, yell). (various references)

Hungarian

sikoly, visítás (shriek, skirl, squall, squeal), sikoltás (screech, shriek, skirl, squall), nevettető dolog, mulatságos dolog, csuda dolog. (various references)

Indonesian

pekikan (cry, yell), jeritan, erik (shut, trumpet), berteriak (bawl, boohoo, hoot, yell), berdengking (squeal, yelp). (various references)

Irish

scread. (various references)

Italian

gridare (bawl, call, clamour, cry, cry out, hoot, screech, shout, shriek, squall, storm, whoop, yell). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

絶叫 (exclamation, shout), 叫換 (ashout), 叫び声 (shout, yell). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ぜっきょう (exclamation, shout), きあい (fighting spirit, yell), きょうかん (assassin, between the mountains, breast, chest, ferocity, heinousness, instructor, mirror, one's hometown, outlaw, paragon, professor, response, shout, sympathy, teacher, villain), ひめい (epitaph, inscription, shriek, unnatural or untimely death), さけびごえ (shout, yell), さけび (outcry, shout), かなきりごえ (piercing cry, shriek, shrill voice). (various references)

Korean 

비명 (shriek). (various references)

Manx

screeaghey (hoot, screeching, shriek, shrieking, squall, ululate, yell, yelping), screeagh (hoot, shriek, squall, yell, yelp), scraghey (screaming), scragh. (various references)

Norwegian

skrike (cry out, shout). (various references)

Papiamen

gritu (cry, shout), grita (bark, cry out, shout, yell). (various references)

Pig Latin

eamscray.(various references)

Portuguese

gritar (bawl, call, call out, clamor, clamour, cry, cry out, hoot, howl, shout, sing out, vociferate, waul, whoop, yawl, yell). (various references)

Romanian

strigãt (bawl, call, calling, cry, ejaculation, halloo, hoop, hoot, hue, outcry, roar, roaring, shout, shriek, squall, yell), striga (bark out, bawl, bellow, brawl, break, call, call out, clamor, clamour, cry, cry cherries, cry out, ejaculate, hail, hallo, halloo, hollo, hoop, howl, page, roar, screech, shout, shriek, shriek out, squall, vociferate, yell), râde în hohote (yell with laughter), persoanã comicã, lucru comic, hohot (guffaw, peal), ţipãt pãtrunzãtor, ţipãt (cry, hoot, outcry, roar, screech, shout, shriek, squawk, yell), ţipa (bawl, call, cry, honk, hoop, hoot, pipe, roar, screech, shout, shriek, squall, squeal, yell). (various references)

Russian 

резкий звук (jangle, skirl, zip), кричать крик (shout, shouting), вскрикнуть (give a cry), взвизгивать (squeak), визг (shriek, squeal, yelp), визжать (screak, squeals), орать (bawl, holler, vociferate), зареветь, пронзительный крик. (various references)

Scottish

sgreuch (a screech, screech, shrill cry), sgread (a screech, cry, screech, shriek). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

vrisnuti (screak, screech, shriek, squawk, squeal), vriskati (guffaw, shriek), vriska (squeal), vrisak (neigh, screech, shriek, squawk), vikati (clamor, clamour, cry out, halloo, shout, sound off, vociferate, whoop, yell), nešto smešno, jauk (howl, moan), derati se (bawl, bellow), derati (bawl, skin, tear). (various references)

Spanish

gritar (bark, bawl, bawl out, bellow, break out, call, call out, chant, clamor, clamour, cry, cry out, faggot, fagot, halloo, holler, hoot, howl, outcry, scold, shout, shout out, shriek, shrill out, sing out, to shout, whoop, yell), chillar (bawl, Caterwaul, howl, jar, pipe, screech, shriek, shrill, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, yell). (various references)

Sranan

bari (barrel, cry out, shout). (various references)

Swedish

skrika (call out, clamor, clamour, cry, cry out, jay, roar, screaming, shout, shriek, shrill, squall, squeal, vociferate, whoop, yawp), skrik (clamor, clamour, cry, outcry, screech, shout, shriek, squall, whoop, yawp, yell, yelp). (various references)

Tagalog

umiyák (cry out, shout). (various references)

Turkish

uğuldamak (boom, buzz, howl, hum, murmur, ping, roar, sing, sough, whistle), komik tip (panic), haykırmak (bawl, burst in, burst out, call to, cry, cry out, ejaculate, exclaim, roar, rumble, rumble out, shout, shout out, spit, whoop, yell), haykırış (bawling, cry, exclamation, outcry, rumble, shouting), feryat etmek (bellow, cry out, shriek, squall, ululate, wail), feryat (bellow, clamor, clamour, cry, howl, jeremiad, lamentation, outcry, shout, ululation, wail), bağirmak (cry out, shout), bağırmak (bark, bark at, bawl, bell, bellow, call, cry, ejaculate, exclaim, holler, hollo, holloa, hoop, hoot, howl, roar, shout, shout at, shout out, sing out, troat, trumpet, whoop, yell), bağırma (bellow, exclamation, hollo, holloa, hoop, howl, outcry, shout, whoop, yell), çok komik şey (panic), çığlık atmak (cry, cry out, hoop, screech, shriek, shriek out, skirl, whoop), çığlık (crow, cry, hoop, shouting, shriek, skirl, whoop, yell). (various references)

Turkmen 

nдrazyзylyk (outcry, wail), heсkirmek (cry out, shout), haяkyrmak (cry out, shout), gykylyk (noise). (various references)

Ukrainian

сміхота, різкий звук (jangle, jar, phit, skirl, snap, twang), реготати (cackle, chuckle, nicker), зойкати, пронизливо кричати (clang, shrill, squawk), пронизливий крик (squawk, yell). (various references)

Vietnamese 

tiếng thét (screech), tiếng kêu thất thanh (screech), tiếng hét, người làm tức cười. (various references)

Welsh

ysgrechain (shriek), ysgrech (shriek), gwawchio (yell), gwawch (yell), diasbad (cry). (various references)

Yucatec

awat (cry out, shout). (various references)

mu, til. (various references)

boare, clangebant, clangendum, clangens, clangent, clangentem, clangentes, clangentibus, clangere, clangerent, clanges, clanget, clangetis, clangetur, clangite, clangor, clangorque, clangueris, clangunt. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "scream": screamed, screamer, screamers, screaming, screamingly, screams. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Scream" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Escriva, scaram, scarea, scarem, scea, scean, scema, sceran, screal, screamy, screem, screep, Sercambi, skree, Skrela, srem, thcream. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: creams, macers.

-1 letter: acmes, acres, cames, cares, carse, crams, cream, escar, macer, maces, marcs, mares, marse, maser, races, reams, scare, scram, serac, smear.

-2 letters: aces, acme, acre, arcs, ares, arms, arse, came, cams, care, cars, case, cram, ears, eras, mace, macs, maes, marc, mare, mars, mesa, race, rams, rase, ream, recs, rems, same, scam, scar.

+1 letter: amerces, cambers, cameras, campers, crambes, marcels, marches, mesarch, racemes, scamper, schmear, screams, smacker.

+2 letters: acrosome, amercers, becharms, brechams, capsomer, caramels, carmines, caseworm, cashmere, casimere, casimire, ceramals, ceramics, ceramist, chambers, chamfers, champers, charmers, chimeras, claimers, clambers, clammers, clampers, comakers, compares, comrades, cragsmen, cramboes, crammers, creamers, cremains, cremates, embraces, grimaces, keramics, machrees, macrames, marchers, marchesa, marchese, marchesi, massacre, matchers, matrices, menacers, mesocarp, miracles, mistrace, parecism, racemism, racemose, racemous, reclaims, reclames, romances, sapremic, scampers, schmears, scimetar, scleroma, scramble, scramjet, scrammed, screamed, screamer, smackers, sycamore.