v. 1 shriek, screech, squeal, yowl, wail, caterwaul, howl, cry She screamed when I applied iodine to the cut 2 laugh, roar, hoot, howl, guffaw The women screamed hysterically as the male stripper got down to the bare essentials
n. 3 shriek, screech, squeal, yowl, wail, caterwaul, howl, cry When she saw what had happened, she let out a blood-curdling scream 4 Colloq card, panic, riot, thigh-slapper Phyllis is such a scream when she talks about the silly things that happen to her