Scream (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Screaming.] [Icel. skræma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skräma, Dan. skræmme. Cf. Screech.] 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.

I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Shak.

"And scream thyself as none eer screamed before." Pope.

Scream , n. A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. "Screams of horror." Pope.

-- Webster's unabridged 1913