Dictionary entry

Scream

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Scream (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Screamed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Screaming.] [Icel. skræma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skräma, Dan. skræmme. Cf. Screech.] To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Shak.

And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. Pope.