scream overhead
Frequency: 4.51.2 per million words
to make a very loud, high-pitched sound from above
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Examples (10)
- Jet planes scream overhead every few minutes near the airport.
- We heard the fighter jets scream overhead during the military parade.
- A large bird of prey screamed overhead as it circled the field.
- Rockets screamed overhead during the spectacular fireworks display.
- The wind screams overhead whenever a storm passes through this canyon.
- I was startled by the deafening sound of a missile screaming overhead.
- Seagulls were screaming overhead as we walked along the harbor.
- The powerful jet engines scream overhead as they begin their ascent.
- An eagle screamed overhead, alerting the other animals to its presence.
- The shells screamed overhead toward the enemy lines during the battle.