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scream

Definition for scream

noun as in outcry

Strongest matches

cry, howl, screech, shriek, wail, yelp

Strong matches

holler, yell

noun as in person or thing that is very funny

verb as in cry out

Strongest matches

blare, holler, howl, roar, screech, shout, shriek, squeal, wail, yell

Weak match

sing out

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Example Sentences

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It was the play that launched the three-sentence scream heard around town at various times for the rest of the nutty postseason...

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“They would scream to each other,” says Whitney Jackson, the wife of Munger’s grandson and a frequent visitor to Munger’s home in his last years.

"I love it," he told them, adding: "I do a lot of yelling and screaming when I get in."

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When one performer delivered a few lines in a deafening shout, she said, “Remember ... if you are screaming, pull that mike away.”

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“Your whole body screams as you step out to face the audience. There’s nowhere to hide ... I love it!”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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