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Noun scream has 3 senses
- scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
--1 is a kind of cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
- screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
--2 is a kind of noise
- belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot - a joke that seems extremely funny
--3 is a kind of joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
Verb scream has 3 senses
- shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
--1 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue scream
- yell, scream - utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
--2 is one way to shout
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
- scream - make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
--3 is one way to make noise, resound, noise
Sample sentences:
You can hear animals scream in the meadows
The meadows scream with animals
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