scream Definition

scream
verb screamed, screaming

tr & intr
1. To cry out in a loud high-pitched voice, as in fear, pain or anger.

Thesaurus: yell, whine, wail, bellow, screech.
intr
2. To laugh shrilly or uproariously.
3. Usually said of something unpleasant or garish: to be all too obvious or apparent.

Example: Those turquoise trousers really scream at you
Form: scream at someone (often)

noun

1. A sudden loud piercing cry or noise.

Thesaurus: cry, howl, shriek, outcry, yell, ululation.
2. colloq
An extremely amusing person, thing or event.

Derivative: screaming
adj

Derivative: screamingly
adverb

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon scræmen.

Phrasal Verb: scream past, through

To go at great speed, especially making a shrill noise.
Example: The train screamed through the tunnel