Screamed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scream \Scream\ (skr[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}
     (skr[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skraema to
     scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[aum]ma, Dan. skraemme. 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.
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           I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak.
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           And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.
                                                    --Pope.
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