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{
"term": "scream",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "scream",
"heSheIt": "screams"
},
"pastSimple": "screamed",
"pastParticiple": "screamed",
"ingForm": "screaming"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to give a loud, high shout, because you are hurt, frightened, excited, etc.",
"sensetop": "scream in/with somethingscream out in/with somethingscream outscream yourself + adj.",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There was a bang and I heard someone scream."
},
{
"text": "I wanted to run screaming from the room."
},
{
"text": "The kids were screaming with excitement.",
"contextForm": "scream in/with something"
},
{
"text": "I screamed in pain."
},
{
"text": "The man screamed in agony and collapsed."
},
{
"text": "He heard a few of the children screaming with laughter."
},
{
"text": "People ran for the exits, screaming out in terror.",
"contextForm": "scream out in/with something"
},
{
"text": "The boy screamed out, as he felt a man's hand grab his arm.",
"contextForm": "scream out"
},
{
"text": "The baby was screaming itself hoarse.",
"contextForm": "scream yourself + adj."
},
{
"text": "screaming fans"
},
{
"text": "Despair shook him and he screamed silently in the darkness."
},
{
"text": "I was so bored I wanted to scream."
},
{
"text": "People were staggering about, screaming with pain."
},
{
"text": "People were screaming and yelling, passing out, fainting."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aloud", "loudly", "silently"],
"verb + scream": ["want to", "try to", "begin to"],
"preposition": ["after", "at", "for"],
"phrases": [
"begin screaming",
"start screaming",
"scream your head off"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to shout something in a loud, high voice because of fear, anger, etc.",
"sensetop": "+ speechscream (out) for something/somebodyscream at somebody to do somethingscream at somebodyscream something (out) (at somebody)scream (out) that…",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘Help!’ she screamed.",
"contextForm": "+ speech"
},
{
"text": "'Go away!' I screamed at the top of my voice *(= as loudly as possible)*."
},
{
"text": "Someone was screaming for help.",
"contextForm": "scream (out) for something/somebody"
},
{
"text": "He screamed at me to stop.",
"contextForm": "scream at somebody to do something"
},
{
"text": "Everyone started screaming at each other.",
"contextForm": "scream at somebody"
},
{
"text": "She started screaming and shouting at me."
},
{
"text": "He screamed hysterically at me."
},
{
"text": "She screamed abuse at him.",
"contextForm": "scream something (out) (at somebody)"
},
{
"text": "She screamed out abuse at him."
},
{
"text": "I started pounding on the door screaming my lungs out *(= as loud and long as possible)*."
},
{
"text": "He **screamed his head off** *(= screamed very loudly and angrily)* at me."
},
{
"text": "His sister screamed out that he was crazy.",
"contextForm": "scream (out) that…"
},
{
"text": "Marion screamed after them, ‘Stop! Stop!’"
},
{
"text": "She screamed at me to get out of the way."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aloud", "loudly", "silently"],
"verb + scream": ["want to", "try to", "begin to"],
"preposition": ["after", "at", "for"],
"phrases": [
"begin screaming",
"start screaming",
"scream your head off"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to make a loud, high noise; to move fast, making this noise",
"sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Lights flashed and sirens screamed."
},
{
"text": "The powerboat screamed out to sea.",
"contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if you drag somebody kicking and screaming to do something, they only do it with great protests because they don't really want to do it at all",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The president had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the signing ceremony."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to scream loudly and for a long time, especially in order to protest about something",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/skriːm/",
"audio": "sc/scream/scream__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/skriːmz/",
"audio": "sc/scream/screams__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/skriːmd/",
"audio": "sc/scream/screamed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈskriːmɪŋ/",
"audio": "sc/scream/screaming__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/skriːm/",
"audio": "sc/scream/scream__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/skriːmz/",
"audio": "sc/scream/screams__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/skriːmd/",
"audio": "sc/scream/screamed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈskriːmɪŋ/",
"audio": "sc/scream/screaming__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch."
}