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scream |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scream \Scream\, n. A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. ``Screams of horror.'' --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}; p. pr & vb n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[ae]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw skr["a]ma, Dan. skr[ae]mme. Cf {Screech}.] To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak. And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scream n 1: sharp piercing cry [syn: {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screech}, {screeching}] 2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shriek}, {shreiking}, {screaming}] 3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter}, {howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {wow}, {riot}] v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}] 2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: {yell}] 3: make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
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