What is the Spanish word for "scream"?

Learn how to say "scream" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

scream

Spanish

grito

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Alternative translations of "scream"

gritar

Examples of how to use "scream" in Spanish

English
We heard a loud scream in the night.
Spanish
Escuchamos un grito fuerte en la noche.
English
I heard a loud scream outside my window.
Spanish
Escuché un grito fuerte afuera de mi ventana.
English
Her sudden scream startled everyone at the party.
Spanish
Su grito repentino asustó a todos en la fiesta.
English
He tried to turn off the scream from the phone.
Spanish
Él intentó apagar el grito desde el teléfono.
English
A scream echoed through the empty hospital corridor.
Spanish
Un grito resonó por el pasillo vacío del hospital.

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