scream

1. (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.Examples: "I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry."; "When we crossed the river, I heard a terrible cry, and I blessed the child again, the others said it was only the loon, which screamed for bad weather." "Yes, that would have been sufficient, if there was nothing else but the loon," said Gubjor; "when it screams at a new-born babe, that child is bewitched.""; "Well, I waited and I waited / For some word from down below / And then ol' Harley started screaming / "Run, my God, now, Carter, go man go!""Synonyms: call, cry, holler, roar, roop, scream, shout, yellalsofigurativelyintransitive

2. (intransitive, figuratively)Examples: "He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill."; "Things had improved a little bit compared to the Eastern Solomons, and three dozen F4F Wildcats on combat air patrol were vectored onto the oncoming hostiles, but once that initial task was accomplished, things began to collapse back into the cacophony and chaos that was all too familiar to those aboard the Enterprise, meaning that the end result was round about the same, the Japanese aircraft screaming into their attack runs on Hornet about the same time as most of the Wildcats managed to sort themselves out to begin their own attacks on the incoming."Synonyms: speed, zoom, hightail, move quickly, skedaddle, fly, get a move on, hastenfigurativelyintransitive

3. (intransitive, figuratively)Examples: "Do you know what screams "I’m obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice."; "Nothing screams fall like corduroy! I'm loving this deep seafoam green shacket—made of the thick, ribbed material—that'll give a fab pop of color to a muted ensemble."figurativelyinformalintransitive