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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The dramatic footage showed numerous people screaming for help and clinging to the gangway as half of it lay in the water. —

Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024 Rowan screamed for help, and the owner of the club and his wife came out and helped get her out from behind the dumpster and iced her head. —

Jessica Sager, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024 Police later said Sulaiman allegedly struck them with a baseball bat as the woman screamed for help. —

Josh Labella, Connecticut Post, 2 Oct. 2024 Gonzalez was pinned to the ground and screamed for several minutes before falling unconscious, the video showed. —

Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scream for