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• scream — 1 verb 1 (I) to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc: Shots rang out, and people started screaming. | a screaming baby (+ with/in): The woman lay there, screaming with pain. | scream with laughter ( …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• scream — scream1 [skri:m] v 1.) to make a loud high noise with your voice because you are hurt, frightened, excited etc = ↑shriek ▪ After the first few shots, people started screaming. ▪ a screaming baby scream with/in ▪ She jumped to her feet, screaming… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• laughter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearty, helpless, hysterical, insane, loud, maniacal (esp. AmE), raucous, uncontrollable, uproarious, wild …   Collocations dictionary

• scream — /skreem/, v.i. 1. to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry. 2. to emit a shrill, piercing sound: The sirens and whistles screamed. 3. to laugh immoderately or uncontrollably: The comedian had the audience screaming. 4. to shout or speak shrilly, esp …   Universalium

• scream — I UK [skriːm] / US [skrɪm] verb Word forms scream : present tense I/you/we/they scream he/she/it screams present participle screaming past tense screamed past participle screamed ** 1) a) [intransitive] to make a loud high cry because you are… …   English dictionary

• scream — scream1 [ skrim ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to make a loud high cry because you are hurt, frightened, or excited: She opened her mouth to scream. scream with: They had their arms in the air and were screaming with delight. scream in: We could… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• laughter — laugh|ter [ˈla:ftə US ˈlæftər] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: hleahtor] when people laugh, or the sound of people laughing ▪ Foster joined in the laughter. ▪ He looked shocked, then burst into laughter (=started laughing) . roar/scream/shriek with …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• scream — 01. We were walking home late at night when suddenly we heard a woman [scream] for help. 02. The children were [screaming] with laughter at the clowns. 03. Thousands of teenage girls [screamed] in excitement as the band came on stage. 04. The… …   Grammatical examples in English

• laughter — laugh|ter [ læftər ] noun uncount ** the sound of someone laughing: The children s laughter drifted down the street. a. enjoyment or happiness expressed by laughing: scream/roar/shriek with laughter. (=laugh very loudly): His performance had… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• laughter */*/ — UK [ˈlɑːftə(r)] / US [ˈlæftər] noun [uncountable] a) the sound of someone laughing The children s laughter drifted down the street. b) enjoyment or happiness expressed by laughing scream/roar/shriek with laughter (= laugh very loudly): His… …   English dictionary

• scream — v 1. shriek, screech, screak, squeal, shrill, stridulate, Scot, and North Eng. skirl; cry out, sing out, pipe up; cry, wail, squall, yowl, squawk, yelp, bay, caterwaul, ululate. 2. roar, howl, hoot and howl, laugh one s head off, laugh until… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder