SCREAM
Dictionary entry overview: What does scream mean?
• SCREAM (noun)
The noun SCREAM has 3 senses:
1. sharp piercing cry
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
3. a joke that seems extremely funny
Familiarity information: SCREAM used as a noun is uncommon.
• SCREAM (verb)
The verb SCREAM has 3 senses:
1. utter a sudden loud cry
2. utter or declare in a very loud voice
3. make a loud, piercing sound
Familiarity information: SCREAM used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SCREAM (noun)
Meaning:
Sharp piercing cry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
shrieking; shriek; screaming; scream; screech; screeching
Context example:
her screaming attracted the neighbors
Hypernyms ("scream" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
Meaning:
A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
screeching; screech; screaming; scream; shriek; shrieking
Context examples:
he ducked at the screechings of shells / he heard the scream of the brakes
Hypernyms ("scream" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Meaning:
A joke that seems extremely funny
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
howler; sidesplitter; thigh-slapper; wow; belly laugh; riot; scream
Hypernyms ("scream" is a kind of...):
gag; jape; jest; joke; laugh (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter)
• SCREAM (verb)
Meaning:
Utter a sudden loud cry
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
yell; cry; shout out; scream; squall; shout; holler; hollo; call
Context examples:
she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle / I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
Hypernyms (to "scream" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "scream"):
hollo (cry hollo)
hurrah (shout 'hurrah!')
halloo (shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention)
whoop (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm)
pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)
howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl (emit long loud cries)
screak; screech; skreak; skreigh; squawk (utter a harsh abrupt scream)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue scream
Meaning:
Utter or declare in a very loud voice
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
yell; scream
Context example:
You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
Hypernyms (to "scream" is one way to...):
shout (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Make a loud, piercing sound
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
Fighter planes are screaming through the skies
Hypernyms (to "scream" is one way to...):
make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence examples:
You can hear animals scream in the meadows
The meadows scream with animals
