scream

I UK [skriːm] / US [skrɪm] verb
Word forms "scream":
present tense I/you/we/they scream he/she/it screams present participle screaming past tense screamed past participle screamed
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1)

a) [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.

b) [intransitive/transitive] to shout something in a loud, high 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.

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See:

shout, shriek

2) [intransitive] to make a very loud high noise

The engines were now screaming at full power.

3) scream or scream out

[intransitive/transitive] to state something in a loud way that is difficult to ignore, or to be immediately obvious

"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.

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- scream the place down

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II UK [skriːm] / US [skrɪm] noun [countable]
Word forms "scream":
singular scream plural screams
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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.

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Collocations:
Adjectives frequently used with scream
▪  blood-curdling, ear-splitting, high-pitched, piercing, shrill, terrible

2) a very loud high noise

the noise of the gunshot and the scream of the tyres

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- be a scream