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.
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The girl was frantic, crying and screaming for help, video shows.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
The victim screamed for help, and the library's security intervened, police said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
When one beloved player from the neighborhood would bound onto the court, the children would scream for joy and chant his name, recalls Nairobi City Thunder Coach Bradley Ibs.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
The women screamed for security and fled before the stream cut to a holding screen.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
The victim screamed for help, and the library's security intervened, police said.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
When one beloved player from the neighborhood would bound onto the court, the children would scream for joy and chant his name, recalls Nairobi City Thunder Coach Bradley Ibs.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
The women screamed for security and fled before the stream cut to a holding screen.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for scream for
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“Scream for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scream%20for. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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