Category:Scream

Scream, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaming.] Etym: [icel. skræma to scare, terrify; akin to sw. skräma, dan. Skræmme. Cf. Screech.]

Defn: 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. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Shak. And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. Pope.

Scream Scream, n.

Defn: a sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; A shriek; a screech. "screams of horror." Pope.