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Another word for scream

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Verb

  1. To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright

    See also:

    sounds

  2. To proclaim in a blatantly startling way

    See also:

    show

Noun

  1. A long, loud, piercing cry or sound

    See also:

    sounds

  2. Something or someone uproariously funny or absurd

    Idioms:
    See also:

    laughter

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Another word for scream

Noun
  1. See also:

    yell

    cry

Verb
  1. See also:

    yell

    cry

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • She tried to scream, but no sound came out.

  • It was the scream of a soul dying.

  • He heard a gurgled scream and looked up.

  • His scream was inhuman even to his ears.

  • Turning the light back on, she pointed the beam on the area where the scream seemed to originate.

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