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verb

ˈskrēm How to pronounce scream (audio)
Definition of screamnext
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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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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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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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Recent Examples of scream
Verb
No stranger to delivering a live performance for thousands of screaming fans, Dwayne Johnson is looking to add a Broadway show to his extensive resume. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 July 2026 When Kirk doesn’t reappear, Pam enters the house looking for him, and she is grabbed by Leatherface and carried, screaming, into his butchering room. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
Noun
Pig screams were no different from our screams. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 After seeing their brows bleached for the first time at our shoot, Megan and Daniela’s excited screams cause everyone’s heads to whip toward the glam room in a mixture of both fear and curiosity. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for scream
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scream
  1. shriek
  2. laugh
  3. complain
  4. hoot
  5. squeal
  6. giggle
  7. whine
  8. riot
Verb
  • The other customers cowered in the corners, while crowds formed at the windows outside, shrieking and recording the scene on their phones.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Kids are shrieking through their favorite splash pads, faces sticky with Bomb Pop juice and joy.
    — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 2 July 2026
Definition of shriek
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  • As Morant laughed with Donovan Clingan and slapped Shaedon Sharpe on the knees, Brooks, one of his former teammates in Memphis, stopped to catch up.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • After following Thomson to the parking lot, Neil began rocking a van, as bystanders laughed and the hapless driver tried to extract his vehicle.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of laugh
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  • Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.
    — Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • At the local level, administrators often complain there is little clarity on what is expected of them and, too often, outright conflict.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of complain
Noun
  • Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Definition of hoot
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  • Toddlers squealed and played, and an older woman cried softly.
    — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • In the clip, Niney is pictured talking calmly on his cell phone as Gasly races around him in the Alpine car, squealing the tires.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Definition of squeal
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  • More than a decade older than some of her competitors, Ohashi can’t help but giggle at how circuitous her path has been.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • On a recent afternoon outside the temple in central Kerala, Raman stood motionless as two children played, giggling and hugging its trunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of giggle
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  • The snippet ends just as the cat whines and tucks its head beneath the barrier, not far from the officer filming the scene.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • After a few casts, Rubye’s rod bent, and the reel whined as line spooled out.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of whine
Noun
  • Trump later pardoned or commuted the sentences of virtually all defendants involved in the riot.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • There were riots, protests and a bitterly divisive war in Vietnam that looked intractable.
    — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
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