(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When someone ~s, they make a very loud, high-pitched cry, for example because they are in pain or are very frightened.
Women were ~ing; some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire...
He staggered around the playground, ~ing in agony...
VERB: V, V in n
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Scream is also a noun.
Hilda let out a ~.
...~s of terror.
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2.
If you ~ something, you shout it in a loud, high-pitched voice.
‘Brigid!’ she ~ed. ‘Get up!’...
They started ~ing abuse at us.
VERB: V with quote, V n
3.
When something makes a loud, high-pitched noise, you can say that it ~s. (WRITTEN)
She slammed the car into gear, the tyres ~ing as her foot jammed against the accelerator...
As he talked, an airforce jet ~ed over the town.
= screech
VERB: V, V prep/adv
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Scream is also a noun.
There was a ~ of brakes from the carriageway outside.
= screech
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