Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Scream

Scream (skrēm) , intransitive verb

[Icelandic skraema to scare, terrify; akin to Swedish skrama, Danish skraemme. Compare 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. — Shakespeare
And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. — Pope

Scream , noun

A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech.
Screams of horror. — Pope