noun
sharp piercing cry
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- her screaming attracted the neighbors
noun
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
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- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
noun
a joke that seems extremely funny
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verb
utter a sudden loud cry
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- she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
- I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
verb
utter or declare in a very loud voice
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- You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
verb
make a loud, piercing sound
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- Fighter planes are screaming through the skies