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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Bodies are dumped and burned, while Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) screams for the return of one of her girls.
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
On the field, there were countless moments when my body screamed for rest, but my mind pushed me to keep going — for my team, my goals and the pursuit of victory.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Coco's visual aesthetics are just screaming for a Kingdom Hearts outfit too, like Halloween Town or The Grid.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
How many of you recall the TV image on Jan. 6, 2021, of Officer Daniel Hodges, squashed in a revolving door at the U.S. Capitol, screaming for help as MAGA thugs beat on his head?
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
On the field, there were countless moments when my body screamed for rest, but my mind pushed me to keep going — for my team, my goals and the pursuit of victory.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2025
Coco's visual aesthetics are just screaming for a Kingdom Hearts outfit too, like Halloween Town or The Grid.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
How many of you recall the TV image on Jan. 6, 2021, of Officer Daniel Hodges, squashed in a revolving door at the U.S. Capitol, screaming for help as MAGA thugs beat on his head?
—Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Scream for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scream%20for. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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