scream

scream1 [ skrim ] verb **

1. ) intransitive to make a loud high cry because you are hurt, frightened, or excited:

She opened her mouth to scream.

scream with: They had their arms in the air and were screaming with delight.

scream in: We could hear the passengers screaming in terror.

a ) intransitive or transitive to shout something in a very loud voice:

She heard Anna scream her name.

scream for: Nobody heard them screaming for help.

scream at: I felt like screaming at him.

scream abuse (=shout rude or offensive remarks): Anyone who had not finished would have abuse screamed at them.

─ compare SHOUT, SHRIEK

2. ) intransitive to make a very loud high noise: SHRIEK, WAIL:

The engines were now screaming at full power.

3. ) scream or scream out intransitive or transitive to state something in a loud way that is difficult to ignore:

Devil Dogs, the headlines screamed.

It was the kind of shirt that screamed vulgarity.

It's a badly written essay, and the grammatical mistakes just scream out at you.

=> BLOODY1

scream

scream 2 [ skrim ] noun count *

1. ) a loud high noise that you make because you are hurt, frightened, or excited:

He heard screams coming from the hotel lobby.

scream of: screams of laughter/terror/rage/pain

give/let out a scream: She gave a little scream of delight.

2. ) a very loud high noise: SHRIEK, WAIL:

the noise of the gunshot and the scream of the tires

be a scream INFORMAL

to be extremely funny