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screamt

screamt is the simple past and past participle 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 screamt

scream + -t, by analogy with dream : dreamt.

Questions about screamt

What is screamt the simple past and past participle of?
Screamt is the simple past and past participle of scream.

Words near screamt in the dictionary

  1. screams bloody murder
  2. screams blue murder
  3. screams for
  4. screams loudest
  5. screams one's head off
  6. screamt
  7. screamy
  8. Screaton
  9. Screatons
  10. Scredington
  11. scree

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