SCREAM

I. verb Etymology: Middle English scremen; akin to Middle Dutch schreem ~ Date: 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to voice a sudden sharp loud cry, to produce harsh high tones, to make a noise resembling a ~ , to move with great rapidity, 2. to speak or write with intense or hysterical emotion, to protest, demand, or complain vehemently, to laugh hysterically, to produce a vivid startling effect, transitive verb to utter with or as if with a ~, II. noun Date: 1605 a loud sharp penetrating cry or noise, a very funny person or thing