1
as in to shriek
to cry out loudly and emotionally
we screamed when the roller coaster began its 30-foot plunge
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2
as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
you'll scream when you see the outfit that she's wearing
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3
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
angry residents screamed that their neighborhood still hadn't been plowed a week after the snowstorm
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Recent Examples of scream
Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
But after Good Friday, 1936, her name became associated with another form of crime writing — the screaming front-page tabloid headline.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
As for you: keep an ear out for genuine screams and excessive silence.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
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Verb
His wife screams from inside the train as he's gunned down.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
But after Good Friday, 1936, her name became associated with another form of crime writing — the screaming front-page tabloid headline.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
As the scream queen, there’s a role that Sam’s character can play, either angry at Paul, fighting back, or super scared.
—Barry Levitt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
As for you: keep an ear out for genuine screams and excessive silence.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scream
Verb
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Ozturk shrieked in fear as the officers — some of whom wore sunglasses — then covered their noses and mouths.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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As soon as the actress shrieked to indicate that something was amiss, her costar, Justin Theroux, jumped up and stood behind her to begin fixing the garment.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Bean could be heard laughing at him from inside the classroom, the affidavits state.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Mar. 2025
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In another photo, he could be seen standing up fully and laughing while holding a golf club in his hand.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pundits complained last year’s Cannes was a light affair, but that had to do with the bottleneck created by the strikes, for one.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Ranchers complain about predation on their herds and city dwellers fear having wolves living too close for comfort.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Our driver, Stu, was a hoot and snuck in a couple of impromptu stops at Baldwin Street, the world’s steepest street, and the historic Dunedin Railway Station, an architectural landmark considered to be the most photographed building in New Zealand.—
Lois Alter Mark,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The prolonged hoots and hollers that followed, so soon after the concert’s start, said it all: there were two stars in the house.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The girl glides on one roller skate, her arms stretched out, squealing in delight and fear.—
Elizabeth Blair,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Yet kids seem pretty delighted overall in their hybrid squealing/giggling way.—
Dewayne Bevil,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The toddler giggles as Johnson grabs the steering wheel to flee the offending bird, throwing in an expletive on his way out.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, as Elvis giggled in his mother’s arms, another, far less hopeful, moment was unfolding.—
Mario Jimenez,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Callie hasn’t done much but whine about her suspension and yearn for a more meaningful connection with her mom this season, so a surprise killer role might shake things up for her storyline.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Dave Hyde: No need to overanalyze or whine — Heat suffering from Butler’s sabotage The Heat have lost eight straight games in a season gone south since Jimmy Butler quit on them and was traded.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The poet and author Patricia Lockwood, a maestro of tweeting, had departed Twitter after Trump used the platform to incite the January 6th riot.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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It was credited with helping prevent another riot in 1993, as racial tensions re-emerged following the second trial of police who beat Rodney King in California.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Scream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scream. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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