Meaning of scream | Babel Free
skɹiːmDefinitions
- 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.
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Used as an intensifier. informal
- An exclamation mark.
Equivalents
Български
вик
বাংলা
চিল্লানি
Català
crit
Cymraeg
sgrech
Dansk
skrig
Esperanto
krio
فارسی
جیغ
Français
cri
Gaeilge
scread
Gàidhlig
sgreuch
ગુજરાતી
ચીસ
עברית
צריחה
हिन्दी
चीख़
Magyar
sikoly
Íslenska
öskur
ქართული
ყვირილი
Македонски
вресок
മലയാളം
അലർച്ച
Bahasa Melayu
jeritan
Nederlands
schreeuw
Slovenščina
krik
Svenska
skrik
Kiswahili
nduru
ไทย
หวีด
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
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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