schreeuwt

Schreeuwt is in Dutch the third-person singular present tense of the verb schreeuwen, meaning to shout or to scream. It is used when the subject of the sentence is singular and performing the act of shouting in the present moment. The verb is common in everyday speech, as well as in journalism and literature.

The present tense forms are: ik schreeuw, jij schreeuwt, hij schreeuwt; wij schreeuwen, jullie schreeuwen, zij schreeuwen. The past tense is schreeuwde (ik schreeuwde, jij schreeuwde, hij schreeuwde) and the plural past is schreeuwden. The past participle is geschreeuwd, used with hebben in the present perfect: ik heb geschreeuwd.

Schreeuwen describes loud vocalizations to attract attention, express fear, anger, warning, or excitement. In narrative, schreeuwen can convey urgency or alarm. It often appears with adverbs or intensifiers such as luid, plotseling, of hartstochtelijk.

Schreeuwen is generally more forceful than roepen and can be less intense than gillen depending on the context. The related noun form is schreeuw.

Zie ook: schreeuwen; schreeuw; roepen; gillen.