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verb

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as in to shriek
to cry out loudly and emotionally we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge

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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound you'll scream when you see the outfit that she's wearing

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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely angry residents screamed that their neighborhood still hadn't been plowed a week after the snowstorm

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scream

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noun

as in hoot
someone or something that is very funny that new comedy is a scream

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