Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Screaming.]
[Icel. skr[ae]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw.
skr["a]ma, Dan. skr[ae]mme. 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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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