Meaning of "scream" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCREAM

From Germanic; compare Middle Dutch schreem, West Frisian skrieme to weep.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SCREAM

scream  [skriːm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCREAM

Scream is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb scream in English.

WHAT DOES SCREAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scream

Scream may refer to: ▪ Scream, may refer to shout, a loud vocalization ▪ The Scream, a series of famous paintings by Edvard Munch...

Definition of scream in the English dictionary

The first definition of scream in the dictionary is to utter or emit, esp as of fear, pain, etc. Other definition of scream is to laugh wildly. Scream is also to speak, shout, or behave in a wild or impassioned manner.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCREAM

PRESENT

Present

I scream

you scream

he/she/it screams

we scream

you scream

they scream

Present continuous

I am screaming

you are screaming

he/she/it is screaming

we are screaming

you are screaming

they are screaming

Present perfect

I have screamed

you have screamed

he/she/it has screamed

we have screamed

you have screamed

they have screamed

Present perfect continuous

I have been screaming

you have been screaming

he/she/it has been screaming

we have been screaming

you have been screaming

they have been screaming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I screamed

you screamed

he/she/it screamed

we screamed

you screamed

they screamed

Past continuous

I was screaming

you were screaming

he/she/it was screaming

we were screaming

you were screaming

they were screaming

Past perfect

I had screamed

you had screamed

he/she/it had screamed

we had screamed

you had screamed

they had screamed

Past perfect continuous

I had been screaming

you had been screaming

he/she/it had been screaming

we had been screaming

you had been screaming

they had been screaming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will scream

you will scream

he/she/it will scream

we will scream

you will scream

they will scream

Future continuous

I will be screaming

you will be screaming

he/she/it will be screaming

we will be screaming

you will be screaming

they will be screaming

Future perfect

I will have screamed

you will have screamed

he/she/it will have screamed

we will have screamed

you will have screamed

they will have screamed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been screaming

you will have been screaming

he/she/it will have been screaming

we will have been screaming

you will have been screaming

they will have been screaming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would scream

you would scream

he/she/it would scream

we would scream

you would scream

they would scream

Conditional continuous

I would be screaming

you would be screaming

he/she/it would be screaming

we would be screaming

you would be screaming

they would be screaming

Conditional perfect

I would have scream

you would have scream

he/she/it would have scream

we would have scream

you would have scream

they would have scream

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been screaming

you would have been screaming

he/she/it would have been screaming

we would have been screaming

you would have been screaming

they would have been screaming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you scream
we let´s scream
you scream

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to scream

Past participle

screamed

Present Participle

screaming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SCREAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scream» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of scream

bawl · bellow · card · caution · character · clash · comedian · comic · cry · dag · entertainer · holler · hoot · howl · jar · joker · laugh · outcry · riot · rumble · screech · sensation · shriek · shrill · sing out · squeal · thunder · wag · wail · wit · yell · yelp

TRANSLATION OF SCREAM

Find out the translation of scream to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of scream from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scream» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 尖叫声
• Translator English - Spanish: grito
• English: scream
• Translator English - Hindi: चीख
• Translator English - Arabic: صُرَاخ
• Translator English - Russian: вопль
• Translator English - Portuguese: grito
• Translator English - Bengali: চিত্কার
• Translator English - French: hurlement
• Translator English - Malay: Menjerit
• Translator English - German: Schrei
• Translator English - Japanese: 金切り声
• Translator English - Korean: 비명
• Translator English - Javanese: Njerit
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tiếng hét
• Translator English - Tamil: அலறல்
• Translator English - Marathi: किंचाळणे
• Translator English - Turkish: çığlık
• Translator English - Italian: strillo
• Translator English - Polish: krzyk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: крик
• Translator English - Romanian: țipăt
• Translator English - Greek: στριγγλιά
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skree
• Translator English - Swedish: skrik
• Translator English - Norwegian: skrik

10 QUOTES WITH «SCREAM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scream.

1

Marv Albert

I would never scream at my kids, never raise my voice. But as they often tell me, they were so well behaved that screaming was not necessary.

2

Yehuda Berg

If you are messing around all day and then scream for certainty, you're not going to get it. If you spend energy and do the work and develop that certainty, you'll get to where you need to be, even if you don't know exactly where that is.

3

Jane Birkin

I grind my teeth and keep my thumbs in so tight that I've dislocated them, just not to scream. Sometimes as an actor one is lucky enough to be asked to scream.

4

Robert Brustein

Forty years later, people still swear they can hear his offstage scream.

5

Michael Buble

I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies.

6

Paul Butcher

I don't go to the mall a lot 'cause girls scream and run at me, and I get shy.

7

Bat for Lashes

I was a nursery school teacher, and I worked with youth groups. I loved that job. It was exhausting, but you got a lot back - all their purity and insight and innocence is so on the surface, and they're so unrepressed; they'd really scream at you and then give you a massive kiss.

8

Michael Caine

I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well mannered and cold but we are not cold - we don't interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don't scream in your face with tears - we go home and cry on our own.

9

Jennifer Carpenter

In school I was always being cast as the clown. And then I did 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose,' and once people hear you scream, they can't un-hear it. But I don't mean to say that I've been typecast, either.

10

Rosanne Cash

It is the people who scream the loudest about America and Freedom who see to be the most intolerant for a differing point of view.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCREAM»

Discover the use of scream in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scream and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Scream: a screenplay

Presents the script of the horror film that both parodies and celebrates the conventions of the type

Kevin Williamson, 1997

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream

Among Ellison’s more famous stories, two consistently noted as his very best ever are the Hugo Award–winning, postapocalyptic title story of this collection of seven shorts and the volume’s concluding story, “Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes ...

Harlan Ellison, 2014

The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster

Robert Cartmell examines every phase of roller coaster history, from the use of the roller coaster by Albert Einstein to demonstrate his theory of physics, to John Allen’s use of psychology in designing one.

Robert Cartmell, 1987

I'll Scream Later

She has played memorable roles on wildly popular television shows such as Seinfeld, The West Wing, and The L Word, danced a show-stopping cha-cha-cha on Dancing with the Stars, and now, with uncompromising honesty and humor, Marlee shares ...

Marlee Matlin, 2009

Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream

The biography of the artist who created the most haunting icon of the twentieth century

Sue Prideaux, Edvard Munch, 2007

The Modulated Scream: Pain in Late Medieval Culture

This book provides an integral, readable account of changing attitudes toward pain in late medieval Europe.

Esther Cohen, 2010

Silent Scream

The brilliant thriller from the incomparable Karen Rose, in which an arson leads to murder and blackmail, and David Hunter, who first appeared in DON'T TELL, leads a desperate search for those responsible.

Karen Rose, 2010

The Scream of the Haunted Mask

After the worst Halloween ever, Carly Beth assumes that nothing could be scarier than a ghoulish rubber mask with a mind of its own. She's about to discover something far more frightening: an entire house full of haunted masks.

R. L. Stine, 2008

Somebody Scream!: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the ...

In doing so, he tells the story of hip hop's rise from New York-based musical form to commercial music revolution to unifying expression for a post-black power generation.

Marcus Reeves, 2009

Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors #5: Don't Scream!

Welcome to the Hall of Horrors, HorrorLand's Hall of Fame for the truly terrifying.

R.L. Stine, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCREAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scream is used in the context of the following news items.

Scientists Now Know Why People Scream

But exactly why we scream has remained a mystery. Now, new research published in the journal Current Biology suggests that hearing a scream may activate ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Jamie Lee Curtis on Scream Queens: 'I'm not saying half of us aren't …

The cast of Ryan Murphy's upcoming Scream Queens can't say how many characters will die throughout the season, but star Jamie Lee Curtis will say that it ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»

'Scream' Star Neve Campbell To Join The Cast Of 'House Of Cards …

One of Netflix's biggest shows is adding another card to its already stacked deck. "Scream" star Neve Campbell has signed on to join the political drama "House ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»

TV Review: MTV's 'Scream'

Arriving a few months before Fox's confusingly similar “Scream Queens,” the series does exhibit a playful sense of self-mockery, without really answering that ... «Variety, Jun 15»

Can 'Scream' Help MTV Win Back Missing Teens?

In one of the many meta moments in the new MTV show “Scream,” a character obsessed with horror films says to his high-school classmates, “You can't do a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»

What Fresh TV Is This?! Scream Queens Is Everything You'd Hoped …

Your future will be spent obsessing over Scream Queens. And it will be BLISS. NEWS: Charisma Carpenter is joining Scream Queens and you will love who ... «E! Online, Jun 15»

Mega Buzz: Who's the Sidney on MTV's Scream?

Share on WhatsApp. Willa Fitzgerald. As we get closer to the premiere of MTV's Scream, a key question remains: How different will the show be from the movie? «TV Guide, Jun 15»

'Scream' Producers Explain Why The Original Ghostface Mask Had …

Last Friday (June 5), legions of horror fans were introduced to their next nightmare: a brand new “Scream” mask, designed to terrify the teenage residents of a ... «MTV.com, Jun 15»

Scream Queens' Latest Trailer Totally Makes Us Want to Rush …

Scream Queens doesn't debut until the fall, but we're already totally obsessed with Ryan Murphy's new Fox series, and this latest behind-the-scenes video is ... «E! Online, May 15»

Full “Scream Queens” Trailer Looks Confused

FOX has just released the full trailer for “Scream Queens,” their new anthology series revolves around a college campus which is rocked by a series of murders ... «Bloody Disgusting, May 15»