Meanings
verbscream for (third-person singular simple present screams for, present participle screaming for, simple past and past participle screamed for)
present singular third person screams for · participle present screaming for · participle past screamed for · past screamed for
- transitiveTo be appropriate for (something); to be better with (something).
A rash like that screams for calamine lotion.
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APA
scream for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scream%20for
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“scream for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scream%20for. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scream for,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scream%20for.
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