scream for
phrasal verb
screamed for; screaming for; screams for
informal
1
: to demand or need (something)
People are screaming for news about the virus.
These policies just scream out for reform.
2
: to be very suitable or appropriate for (something)
Hot summer days like this just scream for ice cream and visits to the pool.
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The audience, already elated and spoiled by genius, is screaming for a third encore when a stagehand shoves you through an open curtain and into the fire.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
Grave screamed for help, but security personnel were distracted by the game and not paying attention, the lawsuit said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Per police, authorities had responded to reports of a woman screaming for help in an apartment, and Cole was identified as a suspect in the investigation.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
School staff came out after hearing the women scream for help, and Phillips drove off, authorities said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
Grave screamed for help, but security personnel were distracted by the game and not paying attention, the lawsuit said.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Per police, authorities had responded to reports of a woman screaming for help in an apartment, and Cole was identified as a suspect in the investigation.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
School staff came out after hearing the women scream for help, and Phillips drove off, authorities said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Scream for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scream%20for. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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