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scream
What does scream mean?
scream (verb): utter a sudden loud cry.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce scream?
/skɹim/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does scream come from?
Inherited from Middle English scremen, borrowed from or cognate with Middle Dutch scremen (“to yell; shout”) and Old Norse skræma (“to terrify; scare”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of scream?
Words related to scream
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “scream”?
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What does “scream” mean?
give trouble or pain to
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to happen or take place
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to bring into existence
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utter a sudden loud cry
Right! That's what “scream” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “scream”?
shout
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close
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start
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thank
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