scream for

phrasal verb

screamed for; screaming for; screams for

informal

: to demand or need (something)

People are screaming for news about the virus.

These policies just scream out for reform.

: to be very suitable or appropriate for (something)

Hot summer days like this just scream for ice cream and visits to the pool.

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According to Devlin’s report, Terni along with Officer Jonathan Slavin responded to the home at 4:49 p.m. when a man walking his dog heard a woman screaming for help. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024 Around 7 am that day, Morris and some of her neighbors heard people screaming for help. —

Jess Craig, Vox, 17 Nov. 2024 But the Falcons’ first significant push resulted in the first goal when Cover took away the ball at midfield and heard Hussey ahead screaming for it. —

Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024 Candace Fails screamed for someone in the Texas hospital to help her pregnant daughter. —

Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scream for