vi. 尖叫;呼啸;发出尖锐刺耳的声音;令人触目惊心
vt. 尖声喊叫;大叫大嚷着要求
n. 尖叫声;尖锐刺耳的声音;极其滑稽可笑的人
And (as they say) lamentings heard i' th' Ayre; Strange Schreemes of Death. ["Macbeth," II.iii.61]Shakespeare's spelling probably reflects "sk-" as spelled in words from Latin (such as school); he also has schreene for screen. Slang meaning "something that evokes a cry of laughter" is 1888; screamer in this sense is from 1831.