Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scream"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Scream \Scream\, n.
A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in
pain; a shriek; a screech. ``Screams of horror.'' --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[ae]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw.
skr["a]ma, Dan. skr[ae]mme. Cf. {Screech}.]
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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

scream
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screech}, {screeching}]
2: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: {screech}, {screeching}, {shriek}, {shrieking},
{screaming}]
3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: {belly laugh}, {sidesplitter},
{howler}, {thigh-slapper}, {wow}, {riot}]
v 1: utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the
window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: {shout}, {shout
out}, {cry}, {call}, {yell}, {holler}, {hollo}, {squall}]
2: utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to
yell--I can hear you just fine" [syn: {yell}]
3: make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming
through the skies"


Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup

Enter word here:
Exact Approx


dict.stokkie.net
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents; see the Webster Gateway FAQ, and also the Back-end/database links and credits.