Scream meaning

sharp piercing cry

“her screaming attracted the neighbors”

a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

“he ducked at the screechings of shells”

“he heard the scream of the brakes”

a joke that seems extremely funny

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”

utter or declare in a very loud voice

“You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine”

make a loud, piercing sound

“Fighter planes are screaming through the skies”