scream
/skɹiːm/ noun A2- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- 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.
- Used as an intensifier. · We had a real scream of a time at the beach.
- An exclamation mark.
Plural screams
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When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child’s laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy’s merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.
She did not scream.
Anne gave one gasping little scream which nobody ever heard; she was white to the lips, but she did not lose her self-possession.
Suddenly, amid all the hubbub of the gale, there burst forth the wild scream of a terrified woman.
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