What part of speech is screams?

Screams can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. screams is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of scream (infinitive).
  • 2. screams is a noun, plural of scream.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does screams mean?

Definitions

Verb

scream - make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
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"
scream - utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

Noun

scream - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
scream - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
scream - a joke that seems extremely funny

Examples of screams

#   Sentence  
1. noun "Their screams changed," Dr. Fortier said.
2. noun As he slurped the red blood, he heard frenzied screams.
3. noun Say ... I can hear screams coming from the women's bath.
4. noun Kentucky screams "fuck".
5. noun He gets pissed off very easily and yells and screams.
6. noun Their screams filled the air.
7. noun The servants' screams awakened everyone.
8. noun The frantic shouts and screams of the excited household and guests made the confusion indescribable when it was found that scarcely anything of the costly building could be saved.
9. noun Nobody heard Tom's screams.
10. noun I heard screams.
11. noun Your screams frightened me.
12. noun No one heard Tom's screams for help.
13. noun No one could hear Linda's screams.
14. noun We heard screams.
15. noun His screams brought the neighbours from their cottages, but they were unable to explain how it had all come about. It was true, they said, that about mid-day they had heard a great noise, but as that was a matter of daily occurrence they did not think much of it.
16. verb At his concerts, she screams for him from a distance.
17. verb She screams if you even touch her funny bone.
18. verb An infant is not capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
19. verb He screams a lot.
20. verb She doesn't speak, she screams!
21. verb He only screams when he's hungry.
22. verb Tom screams a lot.
23. verb Tom sure screams a lot.
24. verb What screams "I'm insecure"?
25. verb Tom only screams when he's hungry.
26. verb She screams.
27. verb "She's a screamer." "What?" "She screams when she has sex."
28. verb An infant isn't capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
29. verb She screams too much.
30. verb I have to say that the baby does not scream after her of anything...he/she sleeps.
Sentence  
noun
"Their screams changed," Dr. Fortier said.
As he slurped the red blood, he heard frenzied screams.
Say ... I can hear screams coming from the women's bath.
Kentucky screams "fuck".
He gets pissed off very easily and yells and screams.
Their screams filled the air.
The servants' screams awakened everyone.
The frantic shouts and screams of the excited household and guests made the confusion indescribable when it was found that scarcely anything of the costly building could be saved.
Nobody heard Tom's screams.
I heard screams.
Your screams frightened me.
No one heard Tom's screams for help.
No one could hear Linda's screams.
We heard screams.
His screams brought the neighbours from their cottages, but they were unable to explain how it had all come about. It was true, they said, that about mid-day they had heard a great noise, but as that was a matter of daily occurrence they did not think much of it.
verb
At his concerts, she screams for him from a distance.
She screams if you even touch her funny bone.
An infant is not capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
He screams a lot.
She doesn't speak, she screams!
He only screams when he's hungry.
Tom screams a lot.
Tom sure screams a lot.
What screams "I'm insecure"?
Tom only screams when he's hungry.
She screams.
"She's a screamer." "What?" "She screams when she has sex."
An infant isn't capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.
She screams too much.
I have to say that the baby does not scream after her of anything...he/she sleeps.

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