Definition of screams Screams
/skɹiˈmz/ - [skreemz] -
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Wiktionary 
- screams (Noun)
Plural of scream.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: screams |
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| scream - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" | ||
| screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching | ||
| outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, cry, call a fit of weeping; "had a good cry" | ||
| scream - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" | ||
| screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, screaming | ||
| noise incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; "all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say" | ||
| scream - a joke that seems extremely funny | ||
| belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, wow, riot | ||
| jape, gag, jest, laugh, joke restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting | ||
Verb |
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| scream - make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies" | ||
| make noise, noise, resound emit a noise | ||
| scream - 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" | ||
| shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, holler, hollo, squall | ||
| let loose, emit, let out, utter expel (gases or odors) | ||
| call out challenge to a duel; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton" | ||
| cry out, exclaim, outcry, call out, shout, cry utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" | ||
| cry out, exclaim, outcry, call out, shout, cry utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" | ||
| hollo cry hollo | ||
| hurrah shout `hurrah!' | ||
| halloo shout `halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention | ||
| whoop shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table" | ||
| shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe utter a shrill cry | ||
| ululate, yaup, yawl, wail, howl, roar cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" | ||
| skreigh, screak, screech, skreak, squawk utter a harsh abrupt scream | ||
| scream - utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" | ||
| yell | ||
| shout utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" | ||
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Wiktionary
- scream (Noun)
A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, usually horror, fear, excitement et cetera. Can be the exclamation of a word, but is usually a sustained, high- pitched vowel sound, particularly /æ/ or /i/, in any case, the loudest and most emphatic sound a human can make tends to be a scream. The term is not generally applied to sounds made by non-humans. - scream (Noun)
An entertainingly outrageous person. - scream (Noun)
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. - scream (Verb)
To make the sound of a scream. - scream (Verb)
To move quickly; to race.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- scream (v. i.)
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. - scream (n.)
A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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scream
To speak with a loud, excited voice. -
scream
To utter a sudden and loud outcry.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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scream
skrēm, v.i. to cry out with a shrill cry, as in fear or pain: to shriek.—n. a shrill, sudden cry, as in fear or pain: a shriek.—n. Scream′er, one who screams: a genus of South American birds about the size of the turkey, with loud, harsh cry: (U.S. slang) a bouncer.—Screaming farce, one highly ludicrous. [Scand., Ice. skræma, Sw. skrämma, to fear; cf. Screech, Shriek.]
Wikipedia 
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movie
Scream is a movie from the United States by Wes Craven that was released in 1996. The actors in the movie include David Arquette, Drew Barrymore and Neve Campbell. The movie is a mix of styles being a slasher, horror and comedy. The theme song for the movie is "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
Plot.
A young woman is stalked by a killer wearing a mask. She tries to find out who the killer is and learns secrets about the town. Along the way the characters also talk about how the events would usually be shown in a slasher horror movie. This is the source of the comedy.The movie was incredibly well received globally, after the genre of horror movies had somewhat vanished from mainstream Hollywood the genre was revamped and made to be a 'typical' horror movie and was named the defining horror movie of the 90's. it's main characters are known to the public, before in the 80's horror movies had tiny budgets e.g. Halloween which was made for $30,000 although the budget for Scream isn't large it is substantially larger than that of other movies of the same genre. The movie is popular with teenagers and adults alike, teenagers enjoy the action while adults as well liking the horror movie humour.
Impact.
The movie was very successful. People who judge movies liked it (,,) and two other movies were made in the series. Scream 2 was released in 1997 and Scream 3 was released in 2000. It has been recognised as the most successful horror series ever after the movies combined t
