A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.

scream blue murderverb

To protest loudly or angrily.

scream forverb

To demand (something).

scream loudestverb

To complain or speak up with more intensity than others, especially in relation to a trivial matter.

scream queennoun

An actress who appears in several horror films.

screamableadj

Of a bit of language, able to be screamed.

screamathonnoun

A session of screaming, such as a furious argument.

screamernoun

One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.

screamestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of scream

screamethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of scream

screamfestnoun

An event, recording, etc. involving a lot of screaming.

screaminessnoun

The quality of being screamy.

screamingverb

present participle and gerund of scream

screaming abdabsnoun

A state of extreme nervousness.

screaming matchnoun

Synonym of shouting match.

screaming sixtiesnoun

The area of the earth between 60 and 70 degrees south, prone to strong winds and extreme waves.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 153. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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