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Meaning of scream | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

skɹiːm

Definitions

A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
Used as an intensifier.
informal
An exclamation mark.

Conjugation

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Equivalents

العربية الصيحة زعق زعقة صرخة

Български вик

বাংলা চিল্লানি

Bosanski avaz jauk klik krik krio vrisak врисак јаук клик крик

Català crit

Čeština vřískot výkřik

Cymraeg sgrech

Dansk skrig

Deutsch Aufschrei Schrei

Ελληνικά κραυγή ξεφωνητό ουρλιαχτό

Esperanto krio

Español alarido baladro grito

فارسی جیغ

Suomi huuto kirkuminen kirkuna

Français cri

Gaeilge scread

Gàidhlig ràn sgreuch

Galego argüído berro brado frémito grito

ગુજરાતી ચીસ

עברית צריחה

हिन्दी चीख़

Hrvatski avaz jauk klik krik krio vrisak врисак јаук клик крик

Magyar sikoly

Bahasa Indonesia jerit jeritan teriak

Íslenska öskur

Italiano grido urlo

日本語叫叫び嘂悲鳴

ქართული ყვირილი

한국어 嘯 비명 소리 절규

Македонски вресок

മലയാളം അലർച്ച

Bahasa Melayu jeritan

Nederlands schreeuw

Polski krzyk wrzask

Português berro grito

Română strigăt țipăt

Русский визг вопль крик

Slovenščina krik

Српски avaz jauk klik krik krio vrisak врисак јаук клик крик

Svenska skrik

Kiswahili nduru

ไทย หวีด

Türkçe avaz bağırma çığlık hayhavar haykırış

Українська вереск крик

اردو چیخ

Examples

“I am tender-hearted by nature, and have found my eyes moist many a time over the scream of a wounded hare.”

“We had a real scream of a time at the beach.”

“Amman, though not exactly your world cultural centre, is a scream of a city; all the roads have different names from their official ones, so that maps are useless”

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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