scream
/skɹiːm/ verb B1- To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- To move quickly; to race. · He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.
- To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of. · Do you know what screams "I’m obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice.
Plural scream · He/she/it screams · Past screamed · Past participle screamed · -ing form screaming
Verb forms
- Base form
- scream
- He/she/it
- screams
- Past
- screamed
- Past participle
- screamed
- -ing form
- screaming
From the library
She did not scream.
“Quick, Dorothy!” she screamed.
The Lion, although he was certainly afraid, turned to face the Kalidahs, and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him in surprise.
“See what you have done!” she screamed.
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