A2noun · common

scream

scream · screams

крик, вереск

крик, визг, вопль

Schrei

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.

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/skɹiːm/

» Everyone on the bus was screaming.

Все в автобусе кричали.

Всі в автобусі верещали.

Meaning

5 senses

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.
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.

More definitions

sharp piercing cry
a joke that seems extremely funny
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

Examples

1285 sentences

Everyone on the bus was screaming.
Всі в автобусі верещали. — deniko
ruВсе в автобусе кричали. — marafon
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I heard Tom screaming.
Я чув, як Том закричав. — deniko
ruЯ слышал, как Том кричал. — marafon
deIch habe Tom schreien hören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom heard Mary screaming.
Том почув, як Мері кричить. — deniko
ruТом услышал крик Мэри. — odexed
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Tom started screaming at Mary.
Том закричав на Мері. — deniko
ruТом закричал на Мэри. — odexed
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I closed my eyes and screamed.
Я заплющив очі й закричав. — deniko
ruЯ закрыл глаза и закричал. — WaruiShikabane
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

loud exclamation:

Русский

By meaning 1

loud exclamation:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

loud exclamation:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English scremen, borrowed from or cognate with Middle Dutch scremen

Inherited 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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