Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [skreem]
- /skrim/
- /skriːm/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [skreem]
- /skrim/
Definitions of scream word
- verb without object scream to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry. 1
- verb without object scream to emit a shrill, piercing sound: The sirens and whistles screamed. 1
- verb without object scream to laugh immoderately or uncontrollably: The comedian had the audience screaming. 1
- verb without object scream to shout or speak shrilly, especially with harsh or exaggerated words: They screamed across the back fence. 1
- verb without object scream to play or sing in a high, loud, harsh manner. 1
- verb without object scream to be conspicuous or startling: That red dress really screams. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of scream
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; 1905-10 for def 11; Middle English screamen (v.), Old English *scrǣman; akin to Old Norse skraumi chatterbox, braggart, skruma to jabber; sc- (for regular sh- as in Middle English shreame) from obsolete scritch to screech
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scream
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scream popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scream usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scream
noun scream
- ahoy — Ahoy is something that people in boats shout in order to attract attention.
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- all hail — an archaic greeting or salutation
- belly laugh — A belly laugh is a very loud, deep laugh.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
verb scream
- bawl — If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you.
- bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- baying — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- bellow — If someone bellows, they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice.
- blare — If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
adj scream
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campy — Campy means the same as camp.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
- gasser — Herbert Spencer, 1888–1963, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1944.
adjective scream
- entertaining — Providing amusement or enjoyment.
- gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
Top questions with scream
- who painted the scream?
- how many scream movies are there?
- who is the killer in scream?
- how to scream?
- how to scream sing?
- who is the killer in scream 2?
- who was the killer in scream 4?
- how to make a girl scream in bed?
- why do we scream at each other?
- who is scream?
- who was the killer in scream?
- who directed scream?
- do lobsters scream when boiled?
- who is the killer in scream 4?
- where was scream filmed?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with sc
- Words starting with scr
- Words starting with scre
- Words starting with screa
- Words starting with scream