verb

scream

to scream, to shriek, to yell

She screamed when she saw the spider.

She screamed when she saw the spider.

The fans screamed with excitement.

The fans screamed with excitement.

He screamed at me to get out.

He screamed at me to get out.

to ((scream)) to give a loud, high cry She screamed when she saw the spider.

to ((scream)) ((at sb.)) to shout something in a loud, high voice He screamed at me to get out.

Synonyms: shriek, yell, shout, cry out; Antonyms: whisper, murmur

From Middle English 'scremen', of Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'schremen'. Likely onomatopoeic.

Think of 'ice cream' - you might 'scream' with joy for it!

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