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screameth

screameth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scream.

Meaning of scream

Verb

scream (third-person singular simple present screams, present participle screaming, simple past and past participle screamed or (nonstandard) screamt)

  1. (also, figuratively, intransitive) 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.
    • I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.c. 1606 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Macbeth”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To move quickly; to race.
    • He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.
    Synonyms:
    speed, zoom, hightail, move quickly, skedaddle, fly, scramble, get a move on, hasten, haul
  3. (figuratively, informal, intransitive) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
    • Do you know what screams "I’m obnoxious"? People who feel the need to comment on every little thing they notice.

See all 8 meanings of scream

Origin of screameth

scream + -eth

Questions about screameth

What is screameth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Screameth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scream.

Words near screameth in the dictionary

  1. screamedst
  2. screamer
  3. screamers
  4. screamery
  5. screamest
  6. screameth
  7. screamfest
  8. screamfests
  9. screamier
  10. screamiest
  11. screamin'

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