scream scream

noun

() sharp piercing cry  ( screeching, screaming, screech, shrieking, shriek, scream )
sharp piercing cry
 her screaming attracted the neighbors
her screaming attracted the neighbors

() a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry  ( screaming, shrieking, scream, screech, screeching, shriek )
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
 he ducked at the screechings of shells
he ducked at the screechings of shells
 he heard the scream of the brakes
he heard the scream of the brakes

a joke that seems extremely funny  ( belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow )
a joke that seems extremely funny

verb

() utter a sudden loud cry  ( hollo, shout out, squall, holler, cry, shout, yell, call, scream )
utter a sudden loud cry
 she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
 I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

() utter or declare in a very loud voice  ( scream, yell )
utter or declare in a very loud voice
 You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine

() make a loud, piercing sound  ( scream )
make a loud, piercing sound
 Fighter planes are screaming through the skies
Fighter planes are screaming through the skies