scray

Examples

• All

• Am scray, am scray!

  Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2006)

• The sudden scray of the bird startled everyone in the quiet park.

• Am scray, am scray!

  Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2006)

• Am scray, am scray!

  Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2006)

• A loud scray rang out as the child accidentally dropped their toy.

• You could hear the scray of the brakes as the train came to a sudden halt.

Synonyms

S

scream

vsscray

596 1.0

A loud high cry made when someone is afraid or hurt

is harsher and more sudden than that general sharp vocal cry

S

screaming

vsscray

92 1.9

A very loud high, piercing noise that hurts the ears

is a harsher sudden cry rather than a prolonged vocal sound

S

screeching

vsscray

58 3.3

A very loud high sound that hurts your ears

is instead a single sudden sharp cry rather than a continuous noise

H

howling

vsscray

47 4.1

A long loud cry that shows strong feeling

is a sudden harsh high cry rather than a drawn-out emotional sound

S

screech

vsscray

39 2.9

A loud, high, sharp sound that startles people

is a harsh high cry that likewise stresses sudden sharpness

H

holler

vsscray

• Informal

35 7.5

A very loud shout or cry that shows strong feeling

is a high-pitched sudden screech rather than a broad loud shout

S

squeal

vsscray

34 2.9

A long, high sound showing pain, fear, or strong excitement

stresses a sudden loud harsh cry rather than an extended emotional sound

S

shrieking

vsscray

15 3.0

A loud, very high sound like a scream made by a person or animal

focuses more on a sudden single harsh cry rather than lasting intensity

Antonyms

S

silence

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

How Harsh

to shriek

72 2.9

screech

39 2.9

scray

• UK

1 9.9

squeal

34 2.9

squeak

22 1.9

peep

14 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology