scream

CEFRA2

/skɹiːm/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make a loud, high cry because of fear or pain.

  2. 02

    noun

    A loud, high cry.

Examples

  • The sound of an awful scream made him shudder.

  • There was a bang and I heard someone scream.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.

  2. A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.

More examples

In context

  • With a scream, the spectators scattered.

  • Do you know what screams "I’m obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice.

  • He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

Inherited from Middle English scremen, borrowed from or cognate to Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”); compare West Flemish schreemen, Zealandic schreême (“to shout; yell; cry”), Swedish skrämma (“to spook; frighten”), Danish skræmme (“to scare”), West Frisian skrieme (“to weep”). Compare also Swedish skräna (“to yell; shout; howl”), Dutch schreien (“to cry; weep”), German schreien (“to scream”). Related to shriek, skrike.