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to scream
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scream
3rd person singular
screams
Present participle
screaming
Past simple
screamed
Past participle
screamed
Examples
The unexpected appearance of the ghost in the movie caused the audience to scream in terror.
02
to utter something in a loud, high-pitched voice, expressing intense emotions such as anger, fear, or distress
Ditransitive: to scream a message at sb
Examples
They screamed obscenities at each other during the heated argument.
03
to emit a loud, high-pitched nosie
Intransitive
Examples
The ambulance screamed down the street, its sirens blaring to alert traffic.
Scream
01
a sharp, loud, and piercing cry
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
screams
Examples
The scream echoed through the empty hallway.
02
a piercing or shrill sound resembling a human cry
Examples
The train whistle emitted a scream that startled passengers.
03
an extremely funny joke
Examples
His one-liner was a scream that had everyone laughing.
04
an event, situation, or experience that is wildly entertaining
Humorous
Informal
Examples
That vacation was a scream! We laughed nonstop the whole trip.
Lexical Tree
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