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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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Amira was seated watching a film when she saw a man in a white shirt leap out of his seat about five rows in front of her followed by screams of "knife, knife".

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I wanted to scream — I probably shouldn’t have been surprised.

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“People were singing and screaming and clapping — it was just unbelievable. And I thought, ‘I’ve got to have one of those.’”

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It seems to have begun as a reaction to the bullying and screaming at him through school and National Service.

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"There was blood everywhere - people were screaming, 'he's got a knife'."

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

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