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SCREAMING (9)
SCREAM
scream, screams, screamed, screaming - v
to utter a prolonged, piercing cry
Synonyms
howl, screech, shriek, shrill, squall, squeal, yell, yelp
Examples
“She tried to scream, but no sound came out.â€
“He heard a gurgled scream and looked up.â€
“His scream was inhuman even to his ears.â€
Etymology
late Old English, scræmen, scremen, "utter a piercing cry, cry out with a shrill voice," a word of uncertain origin, similar to words in Scandinavian, Dutch, German, and Flemish (such as Old Norse skræma "to terrify, scare away," skramsa "to scream;" Swedish scrana "to scream," Middle Dutch schremen, scremen, Dutch schreijen "cry aloud, shriek," Old High German scrian, German schreien "to cry"). Related: Screamed; screaming.
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