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English noun: scream | |||
| 1. | scream (communication) sharp piercing cry | ||
| Samples | Her screaming attracted the neighbors. | ||
| Synonyms | screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell | ||
| 2. | scream (event) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | ||
| Samples | He ducked at the screechings of shells. He heard the scream of the brakes. | ||
| Synonyms | screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | noise | ||
| 3. | scream (communication) a joke that seems extremely funny | ||
| Synonyms | belly laugh, howler, riot, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh | ||
English verb: scream | |||
| 1. | scream (communication) utter a sudden loud cry | ||
| Samples | She cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle. I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue scream | ||
| Synonyms | call, cry, holler, hollo, shout, shout out, squall, yell | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | halloo, hollo, howl, hurrah, pipe, pipe up, roar, screak, screech, shriek, shrill, skreak, skreigh, squawk, ululate, wail, whoop, yaup, yawl | ||
| Verb group | call, call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, outcry, shout | ||
| 2. | scream (communication) utter or declare in a very loud voice | ||
| Samples | You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine. | ||
| Synonyms | yell | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shout | ||
| 3. | scream (perception) make a loud, piercing sound | ||
| Samples | Fighter planes are screaming through the skies. | ||
| Examples | You can hear animals scream in the meadows, The meadows scream with animals | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | make noise, noise, resound | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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