Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A loud, high-pitched sound made when someone is extremely frightened or excited.
Scream
/skriːm/Synonyms:
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Examples:
“Leave off that!” screamed the Queen.
From a wood below the hill came a woman's violent screams.
People were screaming and shouting.
Etymology:
The word scream originates from Middle English scremen or screomen, related to Old Norse skræma, meaning to terrify, and akin to Old High German scrimman, meaning to cry out.
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