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scream

/skˈɹim/SKREEM
/skˈɹim/SKREEM

Meaningto frighten

Common meaning: to cry out loudly in fear

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)skrema‘to scare’source
  2. Middle Englishscremensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto scare → to cry out loudly in fearscream‘to cry out loudly in fear’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) skrema ‘to frighten’.

Roots

  • skrema Old Norse (Icelandic) “to frighten”

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