English Explanatory Dictionary

Wilhelm scream

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stock sound effect of a man's scream, used in numerous films.

Word forms

Wilhelm scream Wilhelm screams

Etymology

Named after Private Wilhelm, a character in The Charge at Feather River (1953), one of the earlier films to use the effect.

Related words

Howie scream
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