scream
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
Example Sentences
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She screams into the receiver, “Can anyone hear me?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Nothing in the current outlook screams massive incremental power-burn demand.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Outer Banks” is aggressively meh, and there’s not much else that screams to be watched this month.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Rob Cerny remembers the moment he heard the screams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Today she rips her garden gloves from her hands, whips them at the kitchen island, and screams like she can’t stand the very sight of them.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
