Screamed

Screamed
Scream Scream (skr[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed} (skr[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[ae]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr["a]ma, Dan. skr[ae]mme. 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. [1913 Webster]

I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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