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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Two hours into her Jamaican honeymoon, Lauren Esper was kneeling over her unconscious husband and screaming for help. —

David Bruce, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024 The video showed Cruden rush to lock the front door, but moments later, she is seen in the footage unlocking the door to allow in a group of adults and children dressed in Halloween costumes who were banging on the door and screaming for help. —

Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024 Cameras were rolling as the woman began screaming for help live on FOX & Friends. —

Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024 The dramatic footage showed numerous people screaming for help and clinging to the gangway as half of it lay in the water. —

Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scream for