Main entry: thigh-slapper, scream, sidesplitter, howler, riot, belly laugh, wow
Definition: a joke that seems extremely funny
Main entry: shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming, screech, screeching
Definition: sharp piercing cry
Usage: her screaming attracted the neighbors
Main entry: 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
Definition: utter or declare in a very loud voice
Usage: You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
Main entry: yell, holler, hollo, call, scream, shout, shout out, squall, cry
Definition: utter a sudden loud cry
Usage: she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle; I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
Main entry: scream
Definition: make a loud, piercing sound
Usage: Fighter planes are screaming through the skies