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English

Pronunciation


Etymology

shreamen (cf Old Norwegian skræma)

Noun

  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. 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.


Translations

Verb

  1. To make the sound of a scream.
  2. To move quickly; to race.
  3. : ''He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.


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See also


Category:Gaits

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Scream \Scream\, n.
A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in
pain; a shriek; a screech. "Screams of horror." --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Scream \Scream\ (skr[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed
(skr[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Screaming.] [Icel. skraema to
scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[aum]ma, Dan. skraemme. Cf.
Screech.]
To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp
outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to
shriek; to screech.
[1913 Webster]

I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet scream
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking,
screaming]
3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: belly laugh, sidesplitter,
howler, thigh-slapper, wow, riot]
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, {shout
out}, cry, call, yell, holler, hollo, squall]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: yell]
3: make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming
through the skies"
Moby Dictionary
bark , battle cry , bawl , bay , bell , bellow , belly laugh , blare ,
blat , blate , bleat , blubber , blue story , boom , bray , breathe , buzz ,
cackle , call , card , caterwaul , chant , cheer , chirp , complain , coo ,
creak , crow , cry , cry out , dirty joke , dirty story ,
dolorous tirade , double entendre , drawl , ethnic joke , exclaim ,
flute , fun , funny story , gag , gasp , give tongue , give voice ,
good one , good story , groan , growl , grumble , grunt , guffaw , hail ,
halloo , hiss , holler , hollo , hoot , howl , howler , hurrah , jape ,
jeremiad , jest , jestbook , joke , keen , lament , laugh , lilt , low ,
make an outcry , meow , mew , mewl , miaow , moan , moo , mumble , murmur ,
mutter , neigh , nicker , outcry , panic , pant , pipe , plaint , planctus ,
play , point , protest , pule , rallying cry , rib tickler , riot , roar ,
rumble , screak , screech , shout , shriek , shrill , sibilate ,
sick joke , sidesplitter , sigh , sight gag , sing , skirl , skreigh ,
snap , snarl , snort , sob , sough , sport , squall , squawk , squeak ,
squeal , story , thunder , tirade , troat , trumpet , twang , ululate ,
ululation , visual joke , wail , wail of woe , war cry , war whoop ,
warble , wheeze , whicker , whimper , whine , whinny , whisper , whistle ,
whoop , wow , wrawl , yammer , yap , yarn , yawl , yawp , yell , yelp , yip ,
yo-ho , yowl


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