1
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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2
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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3
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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Recent Examples of scream
Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Alex and Bradley get into it as Nicole Beharie’s Christina Hunter sprints through the streets of New York and Corey screams.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
On an unseasonably cool August evening with scattered rain clouds in the area, the screams of several dozen people would soon fill the air near the banks of the Missouri River.
—Dominick Williams
august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
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Verb
The initial companywide communications to employees and next earnings call are screaming opportunities for Fiddelke to choose clarity over synthetic.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Alex and Bradley get into it as Nicole Beharie’s Christina Hunter sprints through the streets of New York and Corey screams.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
Her scream resonated with the one in my chest while also being incomprehensible and beyond me.
—Literary Hub, 28 July 2025
On an unseasonably cool August evening with scattered rain clouds in the area, the screams of several dozen people would soon fill the air near the banks of the Missouri River.
—Dominick Williams
august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scream
Verb
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Travelers who like to keep busy might shriek at the thought of a five-star resort without a packed schedule of activities to keep them occupied from dawn till sunset, but that's precisely the point.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Aug. 2025
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At dark the wind shrieked across the Alsek River at about 50 knots, slamming the heavy rain horizontally.—
Jim Rearden,
Outdoor Life,
23 July 2025
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Rachael said Lylah will sit on anyone's lap and lick them until the lucky recipients start laughing.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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As Michael picked up Murphy into his arms, wedding guests laughed in the background.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Consumers have complained that stores feel less distinctive, private labels have multiplied to the point of confusion, and online shopping options lag those of competitors.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Trump has long complained about absentee voting, since before the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down many in-person events.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To the filmmakers’ credit, that includes the kind of retrograde, politically incorrect humor — the cops’ anatomical appreciations of Beth are a hoot — that makes the movie feel almost like the old Naked Gun.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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Hanna’s father is, on the one hand, a hoot, a charming eccentric who drops by for drinks on the porch and is frequently the source of some laugh-out-loud punchlines.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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After months of gaining a foster dog's trust, one woman squealed with excitement when the canine finally showed her first sign of accepting the love.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Book girlies everywhere breathed out a sigh of relief, and then squealed at the TV, as one of the quintessential Belly-Conrad moments from book 3 delivered everything and more.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Kitty starts giggling, as Mia remains frozen, not moving a muscle, her ears flat on her head and rump stuck up into the sky.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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The are-they-aren’t-they couple have been seen holding hands, giggling like new lovebirds, and lip-balming on live TV, as reports of a true romance spread like wildfire across the internet.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just whine and bark.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The sales exceptions seem to be backlist dystopian fiction and books by and for the fascists, that is, right-wing memoir and culture war whining.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In return, they would be reinsured by the federal government against riots.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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The consortium project collects publicly available information from political crowds in the U.S. at marches, protests, riots and more.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Scream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scream. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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