1
as in to shriek
to cry out loudly and emotionally
we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge
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2
as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
you'll scream when you see the outfit that she's wearing
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3
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
angry residents screamed that their neighborhood still hadn't been plowed a week after the snowstorm
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Recent Examples of scream
Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Ben and Samuel were captured with matching expressions during one particularly exciting shot, with Samuel holding up three fingers and screaming as his excited dad watched the shot go in.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Steph Solis, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
His near-angelic vocals still hold the power to mesmerize — and evoke shrill screams of delight.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The two women, close friends for at least a decade, could be seen hugging each other and screaming triumphantly during suspenseful moments in the game.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Ben and Samuel were captured with matching expressions during one particularly exciting shot, with Samuel holding up three fingers and screaming as his excited dad watched the shot go in.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Their screams were believed to signal impending doom.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
His near-angelic vocals still hold the power to mesmerize — and evoke shrill screams of delight.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scream
Verb
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The number of shrieking arguments in The Light is high even by the standards of the most extreme German angst.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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As Vance’s troubled mother, Adams shrieks a lot, which is not her specialty.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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Mothers run after their children; one of them is developmentally disabled, but in a rural Chinese village circa 1991 he is treated as a laughing stock.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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Here's another picture of Meester admiring a beaming Brody at the premiere of FX's Fleishman Is in Trouble. 07 of 10 XOXO, Leighton and Adam A couple that laughs together stays together!—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Palestinians complain of ill-treatment In exchange for the hostages' release, Israel is freeing 183 Palestinian prisoners, some convicted of involvement in attacks that killed dozens of people, as well as 111 detained in Gaza during the war.—
Hussam al-Masri,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Many conspiracy theorists have complained about Black history being relegated to the calendar’s shortest month.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Those rules are broken and the results are messy, monstrous and metaphorical in a hilariously jaw-dropping hoot about beauty and self-worth.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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Jon Heder is a dull vacancy that Ferrell keeps trying to spur into action, but the rest of the supporting cast is a hoot, particularly Will Arnett and Amy Poehler as a rival skating duo.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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One day, when the cat in our local bodega poked its head out of the store, Ellie squealed like a child.—
Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Hannah Berner is unstoppable and giggling through life, hosting several podcasts, touring the U.S. with her comedy show, and appearing on TV shows like The Bachelor.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
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Children walked from school to their homes, coming out moments later giggling and ready to play in the streets.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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Now even Sean McDermott, coach of the Bills team that lost to the Chiefs last Sunday in the AFC championship games, is running with the crowd and whining that a team having the kind of extraordinary run the Chiefs are having doesn’t get here without the refs.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Walter Lippmann in Public Opinion whines about this.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
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On Tuesday, two separate groups of FBI agents sued the administration over a request for information about FBI employees who worked on criminal investigations of Trump and of people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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Trump was impeached twice during his first term—first over allegations of abuse of power regarding Ukraine and later for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Scream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scream. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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