Usually means: Loud, expressive sounds of emotion.
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General (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. screams: Merriam-Webster
  2. screams: Collins English Dictionary
  3. screams: Vocabulary.com
  4. Scream's, Screams, screams: Wordnik
  5. screams: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. screams: Wiktionary
  7. screams: Dictionary.com
  8. screams: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. screams: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. screams: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. screams: Idioms

(Note: See scream as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (scream)

noun:  A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
noun:  A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
noun:  (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
noun:  (informal) Used as an intensifier.
noun:  (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
verb:  (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, shout outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
verb:  (intransitive, figuratively)
verb:  To move quickly; to race.
verb:  (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
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