- [countable] a loud high shout made by somebody who is hurt, frightened, excited, etc.; a loud high noise
- scream of something She let out a scream of pain.
- She gave a little high-pitched scream of delight.
- They ignored the baby's screams.
- He drove off with a scream of tyres.
- I thought I heard a scream.
- All I could hear were the screams of the wounded.
- the screams of adoring fans
- a blood-curdling/piercing/loud scream
Extra Examples- She reacted to the news with hysterical screams.
- The scream came from upstairs.
- a scream for help
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- ear-piercing
- ear-splitting
- …
- hear
- emit
- give
- …
- echo
- ring out
- come from
- …
- with a scream
- scream for
- scream of
- …
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- [singular] (old-fashioned, informal) a person or thing that causes you to laugh
- He's a scream.
Word OriginMiddle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch.
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