资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[ae]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw.
   skr["a]ma, Dan. skr[ae]mme. Cf. {Screech}.]
   To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp
   outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to
   shriek; to screech.

         I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak.

         And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.
                                                  --Pope.