scream

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskɹim/
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  Rhymes: -iːm

[edit] Etymology

shreamen (cf Old Norwegian skræma). related to shriek, skrike. cognate with German schreien (Schrei)

[edit] Noun

scream (plural screams)

1. A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, usually horror, fear, excitement et cetera. Can be the exclamation of a word, but is usually a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound, particularly /æ/ or /i/, in any case, the loudest and most emphatic sound a human can make tends to be a scream. The term is not generally applied to sounds made by non-humans.
2. (idiomatic) An entertaingly outrageous person.
3. (music) 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.
4. (idiomatic) Used as an intensifier

   We had a real scream of a time at the beach.

   • 1994 Jun 28, “Kingdom of the faithful: Serena Mackesy visits Jordan”, Independent:

     Amman, though not exactly your world cultural centre, is a scream of a city; all the roads have different names from their official ones, so that maps are useless

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[edit] Verb

to scream (third-person singular simple present screams, present participle screaming, simple past and past participle screamed)

1. To make the sound of a scream.
2. To move quickly; to race.

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

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• See also Wikisaurus:shout

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• Alphagram: acemrs
• creams
• macers