scream for

phrasal verb

screamed for; screaming for; screams for

informal

: to demand or need (something)

People are screaming for news about the virus.

These policies just scream out for reform.

: 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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Copied Share Man screams for joy after finding Oreo, his missing rescue dog Liz Kreutz Reporting from Los Angeles, California Casey Colvin rushed back to his home Tuesday to try to get his two rescue dogs to safety as the Palisades Fire spread rapidly around his Pacific Palisades neighborhood. —

Alexandra Marquez, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2025 Hollis screams for help and one of her neighbors, hearing her through the walls, calls the police. —

Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 This roster, this team is just screaming for a guy in the perimeter, a two-way player with size. —

Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2025 Yet, as this Leading Hotels of the World member is one of Barcelona’s premier hotels, curators have wisely eschewed information labels next to each artwork and the collection doesn’t scream for attention. —

John Oseid, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scream for