I vote for Paul M.'s answer.
Mark Kohut
markekohut at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 30 10:29:34 CDT 2009
Scream \Scream\ (skr[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}
(skr[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skraema to
scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[aum]ma, Dan. skraemme. Cf.
{Screech}.]
To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp
outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to
shriek; to screech.
v., screamed, scream·ing, screams.
v.intr.
1. To utter a long loud piercing cry, as from pain or fear.
2. To make a loud piercing sound: Jet planes screamed through the air.
3. To speak or write in a heated hysterical manner.
4. To have or produce a startling effect: The outlandish costume screamed with clashing colors.
v.tr.
To utter or say in or as if in a screaming voice.
n.
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