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
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Certainly the girls screaming in his audiences aren’t there because Myers seems particularly ancient to them.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
The junior left-hander, who is committed to TCU, celebrated just about every out with exuberance Tuesday, letting out loud screams and breaking out fist pumps after each strikeout.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Verb
In the video, recorded by Mortensen on his cellphone, Paul can be seen screaming and throwing metal chairs, one of which struck one of her children who witnessed the altercation, according to the criminal indictment.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Certainly the girls screaming in his audiences aren’t there because Myers seems particularly ancient to them.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Rose Allgood is steps away from joining her bridegroom for her wedding ceremony when there is a scream.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
The junior left-hander, who is committed to TCU, celebrated just about every out with exuberance Tuesday, letting out loud screams and breaking out fist pumps after each strikeout.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Verb
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The angry purists shrieked their response, rattling their Converse sneakers in their fists, to remind everyone that trades and free agents aren’t part of college basketball.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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Then the lights went out in the store, and one of the clerks shrieked in the dark, and another told her to remain calm.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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New rom-com 'The Drama' is no laughing matterNeed a news break?—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Then last Tuesday in the Brewers-Rays game, Bucknor blew a call at first base that was so obviously wrong, both managers could be seen laughing at the replay on the scoreboard.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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An employee reached out to Summers and Taylor to complain.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Coaches Dawn Staley of South Carolina and Geno Auriemma of UConn had a heated courtside exchange afterward as Auriemma, in character, complained about the officiating and proved an ungracious loser, but at least apologized a day later.—
Greg Cote
April 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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And Donnie was so into it and so prepared, and just a hoot.—
Rebecca Milzoff,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Every moment of euphoria is obfuscated by distortion, every pop impulse is undercut by squealing dissonance.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
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Something’s always smoking or squealing with these boys, huh?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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His portrayal of academic life will leave real professors wincing, if not giggling … Despite the obvious research that Martel put into his novel, there are too many gaffes about Homer and Greek epic to persuade any expert.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Its wicked sense of humor had spectators giggling throughout all three episodes, only to then break their hearts a little.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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The caterer’s dead daughter, Marketa, is sung by Vilma Jää, an ethno-pop performer whose forays into Finnish folk techniques have her slinging her voice up into thrillingly high engine-whines.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
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For the puppy, leaving its mother and littermates can be stressful at first, and crying or whining is normal.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sampling gamelan, marimba, mbira, and other idiophones, Friedman summons a microtonal riot of weightless pings that disorients and delights in equal measure.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
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Now, the lobby is a riot of punchy patterns and color with a powder pink ceiling and ikat fabric walls.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Scream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scream. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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