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Dictionary definition for: Scream

1. (n) sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"

2. (v) utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle" "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn''t hear me"

3. (n) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells" "he heard the scream of the brakes"

4. (v) utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don''t have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

5. (n) a joke that seems extremely funny

6. (v) make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"

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