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as in shrieks
to cry out loudly and emotionally
we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge
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as in laughs
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 complains
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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as in hoots
someone or something that is very funny
that new comedy is a scream
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Recent Examples of screams
Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The picture with a bald eagle might be photoshopped, but the image screams America, right?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
The immaculate slouchiness of this pullover screams spring in the best way, especially when paired with a denim skirt or barrel jeans.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
And everyone responds kind of in different ways … gasps, screams.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The 16-year-old son of slaying victim Yesenia Hall heard his mom’s screams from the bedroom of their third-floor apartment early Saturday.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
None of it screams championship contention.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
His college playoff run this season screams yes.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Consignment stores rely on stocking items that feel current, so anything that screams a specific past era—think cold-shoulder tops or a bandage dress—isn’t likely to make the cut.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
Jennifer Wolfgram, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Two of their younger brothers heard his screams from an adjacent room.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Magnano then fires nine shots toward Jones, Jones immediately collapses to the ground as people in the area could be heard letting out horrific screams and cries.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Neighbor Andrea Morgan heard Gifford's screams and rushed to her front porch.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Now that Cindy, Brenda, Ray and Shorty are back for more screams and laughs, Marlon Wayans is looking to bring back more of his memorable characters.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
As fans headed to the exits, the US stars stayed on the ice, skating around with their nation’s flag wrapped around them, their screams of delight heard from the seats at the back of the arena.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
With luck, in a few months, the screams of their hungry owlets will pierce the night air.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
But the screams of pain were unmistakable, picked up a number of times by the microphones placed around the course, which usually deliver the evocative whooshing sounds of skiers hurtling down the slopes at speeds that feel inhuman.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
In Whale’s picture, the bride doesn’t talk — only screams or hisses like an irritated cat — and is brought to life 5 minutes before the credits roll.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The picture with a bald eagle might be photoshopped, but the image screams America, right?
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
The immaculate slouchiness of this pullover screams spring in the best way, especially when paired with a denim skirt or barrel jeans.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
And everyone responds kind of in different ways … gasps, screams.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The 16-year-old son of slaying victim Yesenia Hall heard his mom’s screams from the bedroom of their third-floor apartment early Saturday.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
None of it screams championship contention.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
His college playoff run this season screams yes.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Consignment stores rely on stocking items that feel current, so anything that screams a specific past era—think cold-shoulder tops or a bandage dress—isn’t likely to make the cut.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
Noun
My screams finally drew my friend’s mom to intervene.
—Jennifer Wolfgram, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Two of their younger brothers heard his screams from an adjacent room.
—Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Magnano then fires nine shots toward Jones, Jones immediately collapses to the ground as people in the area could be heard letting out horrific screams and cries.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
Neighbor Andrea Morgan heard Gifford's screams and rushed to her front porch.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Now that Cindy, Brenda, Ray and Shorty are back for more screams and laughs, Marlon Wayans is looking to bring back more of his memorable characters.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
As fans headed to the exits, the US stars stayed on the ice, skating around with their nation’s flag wrapped around them, their screams of delight heard from the seats at the back of the arena.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
With luck, in a few months, the screams of their hungry owlets will pierce the night air.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
But the screams of pain were unmistakable, picked up a number of times by the microphones placed around the course, which usually deliver the evocative whooshing sounds of skiers hurtling down the slopes at speeds that feel inhuman.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screams
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Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Tony Benna, listening on the same Zoom call, laughs at the story.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2026
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Jean Franklin, center, laughs with her sons, Louis (right) and Charlie, and Charlie's girlfriend, Masha Billingsley.—
Christine Mai-Duc,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At the same time, the Brighton captain, Pascal Gross, complains to referee Chris Kavanagh.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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And a woman who complains is said to be defying nature itself.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Owl hoots are most effective at striking up turkeys when owls are naturally active, which is around dawn and dusk.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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At bars across the United States, live watch parties were packed, squeals resounding.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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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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Her daughter giggles as she's swung throughout the air, until Moore realizes that something isn't quite right.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The teaser video that followed showed a device straight out of a sci-fi film, something between Wall-E and BB-8, with a camera that giggles and swivels on command.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 1983, riots swept through the state prisons.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The site was at the epicenter of the Crown Heights riots in 1991, when Black residents of the neighborhood attacked Jews after a child was killed by a car traveling in Schneerson’s motorcade.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Young yells out, interrupting her own song with her glottal south London accent and adjusting the mic pack on her waist.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2026
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Gooding yells giddily, triumphantly jumping and fist-pumping the air.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Screams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screams. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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