SCREAM | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of scream in English screamverb uk /skriːm/ us /skriːm/

scream verb (MAKE NOISE)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 [ I or T ] to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger: A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed. Through the smoke, the rescuers could hear people screaming for help. He was screaming in/with pain and begging for anaesthetic. They screamed with laughter at her jokes. Ken screamed (out) a warning telling people to get out of the way. Mrs Brown screamed (= shouted angrily) at Joel for dropping the test-tube. I've never found screaming (and shouting) (= shouting angrily) at my staff to be very effective. [ + speech ] "I wish you were dead!" she screamed (= shouted angrily). I tried to apologize, but he just screamed abuse/obscenities at me. to shout

• shoutThere's no need to shout, I can hear you just fine.
• yell"What are you doing?" he yelled.
• bellow"Listen to me!" he bellowed.
• hollerUS She came running inside, hollering about being chased by a bear.
• call"I'm up here," he called.

See more results » [ I + adv/prep ] If a vehicle screams, it moves very quickly making a loud high sound: The cars screamed round the bend/past the spectators. [ I ] to make a loud, high sound: The ambulance raced round the corner with its tyres screaming.

• "Freeze or I'll shoot!" screamed the gunman.
• He showed us a snake and Milly screamed.
• He was greeted by an army of screaming teenagers.
• I heard a woman in the house opposite screaming for help.
• The audience screamed their appreciation.

Shouting & screaming

• barracking
• bawl
• bellow
• burst out phrasal verb
• call (something) out phrasal verb
• cry
• cry out phrasal verb
• ejaculate
• give someone a call
• give someone a shout idiom
• have a good/healthy pair of lungs idiom
• holler
• howl
• raise
• shout
• shouty
• squee
• thunder
• whoop
• yip

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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact

scream verb (GET ATTENTION)

[ I ] (also scream out) If a word or image screams (out), it gets attention because it is very big or easy to notice: "Latest Plane Disaster!" screamed the newspaper headlines the next day. Apparent and obvious

• (from) under your nose idiom
• apparent
• be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
• be (right) under your nose idiom
• be etched somewhere idiom
• be writ large idiom
• flagrant
• flagrantly
• foregone conclusion
• glaringly
• obtrude
• over-obvious
• overexplicit
• overt
• overtly
• palpable
• unsubtly
• visibly
• wonder
• written all over someone's face idiom

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Idioms

scream (out) for something scream your head off screamnoun [ C ] uk /skriːm/ us /skriːm/

scream noun [C] (NOISE)

B1 a loud, high sound you make when very frightened, excited, or angry: a scream of pain/rage/joy/laughter No one heard their screams. She let out a piercing/shrill scream. Shouting & screaming

• barracking
• bawl
• bellow
• burst out phrasal verb
• call (something) out phrasal verb
• cry
• cry out phrasal verb
• ejaculate
• give someone a call
• give someone a shout idiom
• have a good/healthy pair of lungs idiom
• holler
• howl
• raise
• shout
• shouty
• squee
• thunder
• whoop
• yip

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scream noun [C] (FUN)

informal a person, thing, or situation that is very funny: Jane's such a scream - her jokes have me in stitches. causing laughter

• funnyShe told me a funny story about Max.
• amusingI gave her an article that I thought she would find amusing.
• humorousShe wrote a humorous account of her teenage years.
• hilariousIt's the most hilarious comedy on television.
• hystericalI've just read his autobiography - it's absolutely hysterical.

See more results » Humour & humorous

• amusingly
• aphoristically
• bitingly
• blackly
• bone dry idiom
• humorous
• ludicrously
• make a joke of something idiom
• many a true word is spoken in jest idiom
• moon
• mordancy
• playful
• rib
• roast
• satire
• wisecracking
• witticism
• wittily
• wryly
• zanily

See more results » (Definition of scream from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

scream | American Dictionary

screamverb [ I/T ] us /skrim/ Add to word list Add to word list to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, esp. because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger: [ I ] The children screamed in delight as they sledded down the hill. [ I ] Some people still trapped in the wreckage screamed for help. screamnoun [ C ] us /skrim/ a loud high sound you make when you are frightened, excited, or angry: screams of joy/laughter/pain slang A scream is someone or something that is very entertaining: Josie’s a real scream – she’s never serious. (Definition of scream from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of scream

scream Shouting, screaming, melismatic vocalisations often featuring call and response with a backup 'chorus' inspired by sanctified churches. From the Cambridge English Corpus They were drunk and paid no attention to her screams and moans. From the Cambridge English Corpus Lyrics are assertive and arrogant, but the exact words are less significant than the vocal styles involved, the shrill shouting and screaming. From the Cambridge English Corpus His was a figure of tremendous, repressed pain; his outward form muffled a raucous, screaming silence. From the Cambridge English Corpus One also finds sound gestures such as calls, screams and cries. From the Cambridge English Corpus A further result was a stretched series of soft screams, followed by pitch bends as conversation went on, morphing into a long 'ahhh'. From the Cambridge English Corpus She struggles in vain, screaming and trying to get away. From the Cambridge English Corpus We hear the truck, a struggle, a screaming man falling into an abandoned oil well, sludge being dumped into the hole. From the Cambridge English Corpus He really hit the roof and screamed in anger and told her to take off that apparel and never let him see it again. From the Cambridge English Corpus One time he awoke in a state of terror, sweating like crazy, and he actually heard himself screaming. From the Cambridge English Corpus I also witnessed a white woman who was still dressed as if she were about to bathe (covered up in towels) screaming hysterically. From the Cambridge English Corpus You're not aware that you're uptight or, you know, like screaming or whatever it might be. From the Cambridge English Corpus Four males wheeled out prams to sound effects of screaming babies, and in a very funny act, juggled crying babies on short sticks. From the Cambridge English Corpus I stopped screaming and pretended to be dead. From the Cambridge English Corpus Groaning and screaming throughout the sessions, he was neither willing nor able to verbalize the terror that seized him. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of scream These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of scream?

Translations of scream

in Chinese (Traditional) 叫聲, （尤指因恐懼、興奮、憤怒等強烈情緒而）尖叫，驚呼, （車）呼嘯著飛馳… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 叫声, （尤指因恐惧、兴奋、愤怒等强烈情绪而）尖叫，惊呼, （车）呼啸着飞驰… See more in Spanish gritar, pasar chirriando, chirriar… See more in Portuguese gritar alto, guinchar, grito alto… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian किंचाळणे, आरोळ्या मारणे, ओरडणे… See more 悲鳴をあげる, 金切り声をあげる, 悲鳴… See more çığlık atmak, feryat etmek, acı acı bağırmak… See more hurler, crier, cri [masculine]… See more xisclar, cridar, xiscle… See more gillen, gieren, schreeuw… See more குறிப்பாக பயம், உற்சாகம் அல்லது கோபம் போன்ற வலுவான உணர்ச்சிகளின் காரணமாக, சத்தமாகவும் வழக்கமாகவும் எதையாவது அதிக அளவில் அழ அல்லது சொல்ல… See more (क्रोध या उत्तेजना में) चिल्लाना / चीखना, (क्रोध या उत्तेजना में निकली एक तेज़ आवाज़) चीख… See more ચીસો પાડવી, ચિચિયારી… See more skrige, hvin, morsom person… See more skrika, tjuta, skrik… See more memekik, pekikan, yang lucu… See more schreien, der Schrei… See more skrike, skrik [neuter], hyle… See more چیخنا, چلانا, دہاڑیں مارنا… See more верещати, репетувати, зойк… See more ముఖ్యంగా భయం, ఉత్సాహం లేదా కోపం వంటి బలమైన భావోద్వేగాల కారణంగా ఏడ్చు లేదా సాధారణంగా బిగ్గరగా చెప్పు, అరుపు… See more চিৎকার করা, আর্তনাদ… See more řvát, výkřik, šprýmař… See more memekik, menjerit, pekikan… See more กรีดร้อง, ทำเสียงโหยหวน, หวีดร้อง… See more gào thét, tiếng hét, chuyện tức cười… See more wrzeszczeć, krzyczeć, krzyk… See more 비명을 지르다, 비명 소리… See more urlare, strillare, urlo… See more Need a translator?

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• scream queen
• scream (out) for something idiom
• scream/shout blue murder idiom
• scream your head off idiom
• scream yourself hoarse, at scream your head off idiom
• scream the place down, at scream your head off idiom
• laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom

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• scream (out) for something idiom
• scream/shout blue murder idiom
• scream your head off idiom
• scream yourself hoarse, at scream your head off idiom
• scream the place down, at scream your head off idiom
• laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom

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  • Verb 
    • scream (MAKE NOISE)
    • scream (GET ATTENTION)
  • Noun 
    • scream (NOISE)
    • scream (FUN)
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