As nouns the difference between scream and creek
is that
scream is a loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, usually horror, fear, excitement et cetera can be the exclamation of a word, but is usually a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound, particularly /æ/ or /i/ while
creek is one of a native american tribe from the southeastern united states.
As a verb scream
is 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.
As a proper noun creek is
the muskogean language of the creek tribe.
As an adjective creek is
of or pertaining to the creek tribe.
scream English
Noun
( en noun)
A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, usually horror, fear, excitement et cetera. Can be the exclamation of a word, but is usually a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound, particularly /æ/ or /i/.
(music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
(informal) (Used as an intensifier)
- We had a real scream of a time at the beach.
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Verb
( en verb)
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.
* Shakespeare
- I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry.
To move quickly; to race.
- ''He almost hit a pole, the way he came screaming down the hill.
Synonyms
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creek English
Noun
( wikipedia creek)
( en noun)
A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
Any turn or winding.
Synonyms
* beck, brook, burn, stream
Derived terms
* up the creek
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