scream

«scream» in Mova's school dictionary: To cry out with a loud high sound because of fear, pain… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (scream, screams, screamed, screaming); noun (a scream, screams)

meaning for a pupil

1) To cry out with a loud high sound because of fear, pain, anger or excitement. tree →

2) A loud high cry. tree →

3) "It was a scream" means very funny (informal). tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, screaming and shouting "No!" is a way to get help if you are in danger. In stories, a scream often shows fear or surprise. In everyday life, children scream with fun on rides. Phrases: scream for help, let out a scream, scream with laughter, scream and shout.

examples

• She screamed when she saw the spider. tree →
• We heard a scream from the playground. tree →
• If a stranger grabs you, scream and run. tree →
• The kids screamed with joy on the roller coaster. tree →
• The baby screamed all night. tree →
• Don't scream inside; use your indoor voice. tree →
• “I flewed!” he screamed while still in mid-air. tree →

note

Regular verb: screamed, screaming. Compare: "shout" is loud words, "scream" is a loud high cry, "shriek" is short and very high. Safety: scream "Help!" or "This is not my parent!" if someone tries to take you.

In the corpora

• And the cartoon elephant that screams and jumps on a chair at the sight of a mouse?
• If a strange dog comes running at you, do not run or scream, because running makes you look like prey.
• The Hatter finishes his tale: the Queen screamed «He's murdering the time!
• Told to get up, the gardeners keep bowing to everybody, and the Queen screams «Leave off that!
• «Off with her head!» screams the Queen — and nobody moves.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scream» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.