scream for

phrasal verb

screamed for; screaming for; screams for

informal

1

: to demand or need (something)

People are screaming for news about the virus.

These policies just scream out for reform.

2

: to be very suitable or appropriate for (something)

Hot summer days like this just scream for ice cream and visits to the pool.

Examples of scream for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Whether that be walking away from a house in the morning in tears listening to your colicky baby screaming for you, going back to work sometimes doubled over in pain, pumping in the back of storage closets delirious without sleep, the total panic of losing childcare. —Dawn Huckelbridge, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024

As Weber crawled through the house screaming for her son to help her, Brandy bit the man. —Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024

Carey rushed outside, jumped over a small fence, and started screaming for his next-door neighbors to get out, while his wife, Rachel, ran down the street trying to alert other neighbors. —Stepheny Price, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2024

Police were called to the apartment March 21 by neighbors who heard the wife screaming for about 10 minutes, before the screaming stopped. —Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024

In one incident, a throng of frightened teenagers ran screaming for cover after gunfire broke out at a bus stop, injuring eight high schoolers. —Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024

The woman screamed for the boy’s father after seeing that the boy had been shot, according to court records. —The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024

Judas Priest, heavy metal’s tireless defenders of the faith, will come screaming for vengeance in bars all around the world next week with a global listening party for their new album, Invincible Shield. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024

Goodman then heard screams for help and called the police. —Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024