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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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
Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Ahmad would scream in terror, afraid of something beyond his family’s perception.
—Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Ahmad would scream in terror, afraid of something beyond his family’s perception.
—Alia Malek, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
Suddenly, a woman is yanked through a mirror — a moment punctuated by the funniest shriek this side of the Wilhem scream — and the plot is pulled into the ’80s: a critical framing shift that’s never once made explicit.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scream
Verb
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And experts say there are actually perfectly good explanations for a partner not shrieking with excitement over a pregnancy announcement.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Jan. 2025
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Power stick guy, the rodeo clown guys, shrieking college girls.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2024
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Both appeared to be in great spirits for the outing, with photographers snapping the pair laughing, smiling and holding holds.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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During the inauguration, Infantino was filmed laughing animatedly as Trump stated that the Gulf of Mexico would be renamed the Gulf of America.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump has complained about China’s rising influence over the canal.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some consumers have also complained that bulk billing arrangements can burden them with a single, subpar internet service that costs more.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Mathematicians greeted his assertions with hoots of laughter, called out to friends across the room, and threw paper airplanes.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Photographed by Ben Weller, British Vogue, January 2025 Marianne Jean-Baptiste is a hoot.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025
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One day, when the cat in our local bodega poked its head out of the store, Ellie squealed like a child.—
Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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So many sounds emerge, subtle things: drills, squealing, buzzing, vocal loops, along with guitar solos, shimmering guitar melodies, riffs, accents, and additional, complimentary guitar lines draped on top of each other.—
Aaron Gilbreath,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Then, our youngest daughter gets a cozy little seat in between her brothers, and the oldest two girls giggle their way into the way back with their other brother.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
3 Jan. 2025
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As Cohen began to tease him, Cooper started to giggle as Cohen playfully poked him.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Austin appeared in the second segment, playing a woman being driven to distraction by her endlessly whining husband with Jean-Baptiste as her sibling.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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After lots of whining from Jenny and a dust incident that has Jordan hamming it up like a soccer player flopping for a foul, the players tuck in for a few hours of sleep.—
Emma Sharpe,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Blossom Powe – 1973 Powe went to Altadena after the Watts riots in 1965.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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There’s a riot going on in Questlove’s follow-up to his Oscar-winning concert doc Summer of Soul, not least in the wardrobe department.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Scream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scream. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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