v. i.
I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. “Screams of horror.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family
a.
The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]