screamed; screaming; screams
1
a(1)
: to voice a sudden sharp loud cry
(2)
: to produce harsh high tones
b
: to make a noise resembling a scream
the siren screamed
c
: to move with great rapidity
2
a
: to speak or write with intense or hysterical emotion
b
: to protest, demand, or complain vehemently
c
: to laugh hysterically
3
: to produce a vivid startling effect
1
: to utter with or as if with a scream
"Use your mirror!" screamed her petrified bodyguard …—
Alan Coren
Alan CorenFans in the mosh pit shook their fists and screamed her lyrics in unison.—Neal Karlen
Neal Karlen2
: to call (something) to mind very strongly and clearly
They may be a pain to carve, but few things scream Halloween quite like the iconic jack o'lantern.—Matt Juul
Matt JuulThere's something about Jane Austen novels, and especially Pride & Prejudice, that just screams fall reading to me.—Kerry Jarema
Kerry Jarema1
: a loud sharp penetrating cry or noise
2
: a very funny person or thing
Examples of scream in a Sentence
Verb
She screamed when the door suddenly slammed shut.
This is so irritating I could scream.
The crowd screamed with excitement.
He was dragged, kicking and screaming, from the room.
He screamed at her to stop.
Sirens were screaming in the distance.
Police cars screamed down the street.
Newspaper headlines screamed about the spike in crime.
Noun
She let out a piercing scream.
that new comedy is a scream
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
In a video shared to her Instagram Stories, Simone and her sister, Adria, were seen jumping up and down and screaming after Bears kicker Jake Moody nailed a field goal as time expired.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Visitors have reported hearing the sound of cell doors closing, faint screams and footsteps around the cell blocks.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
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Verb
His new visions are shattered by an explosion of light and color as, beneath his fist, the green light blazes, the kyber crystal of the Jedi screaming in corruption and cowardice, in fear and loathing—the lies of the Jedi revealed at last.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
In a video shared to her Instagram Stories, Simone and her sister, Adria, were seen jumping up and down and screaming after Bears kicker Jake Moody nailed a field goal as time expired.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
While Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo was talking to the media, somebody in the Mariners clubhouse let out a scream fueled by anger and disappointment.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Visitors have reported hearing the sound of cell doors closing, faint screams and footsteps around the cell blocks.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Scream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scream. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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scream
1 of 2 verb1
: to cry out, sound, or utter loudly and shrilly
2
: to move with great speed
3
a
: to produce or give a vivid, startling, or alarming effect or expression
b
: to protest, demand, or complain forcefully
screamer
noun
scream
2 of 2 noun1
: a loud shrill long cry or noise
screams of terror
2
: a very funny person or thing
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