[skriːm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing extreme emotion or pain
(e.g: they could hear him screaming in pain)

- make a loud, high-pitched sound
(e.g: sirens were screaming from all over the city)

- turn informer
(e.g: he never got paid and my information is he's ready to scream)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch

[skriːm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain
(e.g: they were awakened by screams for help)

- a loud, piercing sound
(e.g: the scream of a falling bomb)

- an irresistibly funny person, thing, or situation
(e.g: the movie's a scream)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch