scream
A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement,…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.
» Everyone on the bus was screaming.
Все в автобусе кричали.
Всі в автобусі верещали.
Meaning
5 sensesA loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
Schrei
крикkrik, вопльvoplʹ, визгvizg
крикkryk, ве́рескvéresk
A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
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.
(informal)Used as an intensifier.
We had a real scream of a time at the beach.
An exclamation mark.
- sharp piercing cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Examples
1285 sentencesEveryone on the bus was screaming.
Всі в автобусі верещали.
ruВсе в автобусе кричали.
I heard Tom screaming.
Я чув, як Том закричав.
ruЯ слышал, как Том кричал.
deIch habe Tom schreien hören.
Tom heard Mary screaming.
Том почув, як Мері кричить.
ruТом услышал крик Мэри.
Tom started screaming at Mary.
Том закричав на Мері.
ruТом закричал на Мэри.
I closed my eyes and screamed.
Я заплющив очі й закричав.
ruЯ закрыл глаза и закричал.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English scremen, borrowed from or cognate with Middle Dutch scremenInherited from Middle English scremen, borrowed from or cognate with 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.
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Forms
plural: screamsSynonyms
11 synonyms- sharp piercing cry:screamingshriekshriekingscreechscreeching
- a joke that seems extremely funny:belly laughsidesplitterhowlerthigh-slapperwowriot
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry:screechscreechingshriekshriekingscreaming
Word family
3 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- screamed for help
- heard someone screaming
- started screaming
- heard heard screaming
- heard somebody screaming
- started screaming at
- screaming in pain
- someone screaming
- screaming at each
- were screaming at
- screamed at the
- heard screaming