scream /skrim/
1. sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
synset: scream, 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"
synset: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
3. a joke that seems extremely funny
synset: belly_laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot
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"
synset: shout, shout_out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
2. utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"
3. make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
synset: scream
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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