scream

to voice a sudden sharp loud cry

The first known use: in the 12th century

Word Structure

6 Letters, 1 Syllable

scream

5 Phonemes

s k r E m

onset, rime

scr eam

Morpheme

scream

Sentence Examples

She screamed when the door suddenly slammed shut.

This is so irritating I could scream.

The crowd screamed with excitement.

He was dragged, kicking and screaming, from the room.

He screamed at her to stop.

Sirens were screaming in the distance.

Police cars screamed down the street.

Newspaper headlines screamed about the spike in crime.

She let out a piercing scream.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

Neighborhood

Deeper Dive

Learn more about scream .