Synonyms: shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming, screech, screeching
Definition: sharp piercing cry
Usage: her screaming attracted the neighbors
Similar words: shout, vociferation, yell, cry, call, outcry
Definition: a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
Usage: the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Definition: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Usage: he ducked at the screechings of shells; he heard the scream of the brakes
Similar words: noise
Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
Synonyms: hilarious, uproarious, screaming
Definition: marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
Usage: hilarious broad comedy; a screaming farce; uproarious stories
Similar words: humorous, humourous
Definition: full of or characterized by humor
Usage: humorous stories; humorous cartoons; in a humorous vein
Synonyms: screaming
Definition: so extremely intense as to evoke screams
Usage: in screaming agony; a screaming rage
Similar words: intense
Definition: possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
Usage: intense heat; intense anxiety; intense desire; intense emotion; the skunk's intense acrid odor; intense pain; enemy fire was intense
Synonyms: screaming
Definition: resembling a scream in effect
Usage: screaming headlines; screaming colors and designs
Similar words: sensational
Definition: causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion