scream for
phrasal verb
screamed for; screaming for; screams for
informal
1
: to demand or need (something)
People are screaming for news about the virus.
These policies just scream out for reform.
2
: to be very suitable or appropriate for (something)
Hot summer days like this just scream for ice cream and visits to the pool.
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Because if her daytime outfit was intended to deflect the world’s gaze, her dinner gown screamed for its attention.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
At least one 911 caller described a woman screaming for help.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Kirk was in the middle of answering an audience member's question, which was about mass shootings, when a gunman shot him once in the neck, sending thousands of people running and screaming for safety.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Two starting infielders — shortstop Trea Turner (hamstring) and third baseman Alec Bohm (shoulder) — got sent to the IL Monday, creating an opening that seems to be screaming for Miller’s arrival.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
At least one 911 caller described a woman screaming for help.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Kirk was in the middle of answering an audience member's question, which was about mass shootings, when a gunman shot him once in the neck, sending thousands of people running and screaming for safety.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Two starting infielders — shortstop Trea Turner (hamstring) and third baseman Alec Bohm (shoulder) — got sent to the IL Monday, creating an opening that seems to be screaming for Miller’s arrival.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Scream for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scream%20for. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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