Word Finder - scream

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A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.

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A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.

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Used as an intensifier

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We had a real scream of a time at the beach.

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(printers' slang) exclamation mark

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To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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To move quickly; to race.

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He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.

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To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.

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Do you know what screams "I'm obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice.

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.

She wanted to scream, cry, or flee.

Her scream caused both men to cover their ears.

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

He wanted to scream; he wasn't used to women challenging him this way and had no idea how to turn this around.

I heard you scream.

In that moment she wanted to scream and run.

Jackson continued to scream Elisabeth's name with abject terror as she struggled to raise her head.

She wanted to scream at him, but her vocal cords were paralyzed.

Dean began to peel away her soaked clothes, half expecting her to wake and scream bloody murder that he was raping her.

One of the fire trucks, a few positions ahead of Dean, periodically let go with a squirt to the screech and scream of the victims.

But then so was the scream of a mountain lion, and she had never seen one of those, either.

There was a moment of realization as he understood her brave actions, and then a snap as the line let loose and he tumbled backwards like some mortally wounded game bird shot from the sky, arms outstretched, scream muffled in his mask.

Tug, scream, shine the flashlight, throw the pitchfork toward the barn.

At last Mademoiselle Bourienne gave a scream and ran away.

There was a small scream, then the crack of bone and ripping of flesh.

Then suddenly a terrible shriek--it could not be hers, she could not scream like that--came from the bedroom.

With his scream echoing in her head, she staggered up and started pummeling the jaguar.s face, shouting for it to let the sobbing baby angel go.

It nearly covered Cynthia's scream as blood spurted from Brandon Westlake's chest.

Jessi wanted to scream.

With another scream, she bolted and careened into a door that gave.

She heard the kid scream and hunched her shoulders, nearly vomiting at the sounds of his body being torn apart.

His heart leapt then sank as Lana's scream echoed in his thoughts again.

Working 4 restaurants per week for over 20 years has taught him to create flashy, attention-getting magic that makes audiences scream.

She pounded his chest with her fists and tried to scream.

She stood and glared at him, wanting to cry, scream, and sleep all at once.

The night ripped in two with another scream, startling her so bad that she dropped the flashlight.

In fact, it obeys every rule of the slasher movie that Scream ' s horror geeks abuse, pervert and worship.

Sora then heard a loud scream coming from behind him.

I dared not scream, and I dared not stay in bed.

Prince Andrew ran to the door; the scream ceased and he heard the wail of an infant.

They perform live and record as a 5-piece with a highly reputed backing band (credits include supporting Richard Ashcroft and Primal Scream).

Of course you can wear them with khakis, but the overall look won't scream "western" as much.

Your online shopping choices for plus size summer capri sets are varied - there are some that are great for the office, others that scream for a stroll on the beach.

It was the one her friend had called Betsy and when she saw the child on the floor, stifled a scream.

She took a step back, uncertain what the man was but aware her instincts were at a scream.

Her scream was one of fury and frustration.

She sought a safer topic, one that wouldn't leave her ready to scream.

As she looked over his shoulder, she caught her breath in a muffled scream.

He half-expected Darkyn to snap or scream at her.

He felt torn between wanting to shake her and scream, 'Tell me!' and wanting to take her in his arms to comfort her.

The scream that came through made Elisabeth pull the phone away from her ear.

The sound of screeching tires and a scream drew the patrons from the coffee shop to the window.

Kate Moss has recorded a duet with Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie.

The spider screamed, a long piercing high pitched scream which shattered through The Captain's hearing.

And it all gives rise to a kind of silent scream in the believer's heart.

Ansem's scream wasn't human, it was too high, and to Sora it was more like a shrill screech.