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
Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The caringness has become one of the cat's three modes—hiding in case of emergency, screaming at the ceiling or staring at Grant while on his chest.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Pass quickly through two outdoor scream arenas and, finally, step into a ghost-town Halloween festival and shop.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
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Verb
There’s screaming electric guitar AND an orchestra.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The caringness has become one of the cat's three modes—hiding in case of emergency, screaming at the ceiling or staring at Grant while on his chest.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
Melissa, who was napping upstairs, woke up after hearing Stacy's screams and saw Ward on top of her sister.
—Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025
Pass quickly through two outdoor scream arenas and, finally, step into a ghost-town Halloween festival and shop.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scream
Verb
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Guadagnino encourages our doubts, shooting Maggie in exaggerated horror-movie closeups set to the doomy bass notes and shrieking winds of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In one scene, a wrestling match/foreplay ends with Ray lifting a shrieking Colin into the air with his feet.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Those who pointed and laughed at Stevenson’s lowest football moment last year likely never realized the difficulty of his trek.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Trailer footage reveals tension that seriously ramp-up between Grace and Jackson in their rural home, including shots of Lawrence’s character wondering through an open field with a shotgun, laughing maniacally.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jiang and his colleagues complain over video chat about their bland meals, but the people who produce, prepare and deliver the food remain invisible.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Yost and others who opposed the sale of books from the library complained that HUC should not sell part of its collection to ease its financial problems.—
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Though married to Betty Jo (Jeanne Tripplehorn, a hoot in femme-fatale mode), Dale was rumored to be gay.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Milvia Marigliano is a hoot as Coco Vulori, an old dear friend with some very loud opinions to express, and maybe the key to helping DeSantis solve his wife’s onetime unfaithfulness.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Trains are drowning out the coach’s voice, the wind squeals in my hearing aids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The trio, meeting over their lunch break during rehearsals, start to giggle.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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These religious Iranians are bad Iranians, presented here as blandly featureless aside from their obsession with controlling women, while Roya — with her giggling desire to meet Timothée Chalamet — is recognizably more western and therefore good.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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The canine was filmed barking and whining incessantly while balancing himself on his owner's knees.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The state argued incidents that arose from the ICE facility protests in recent months have been handled by local law enforcement and have not been severe enough to be considered a riot or rebellion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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In response, federal law enforcement officers have repeatedly deployed riot control measures and made several arrests.—
Rachel Wolf , Garrett Tenney,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Scream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scream. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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