わめく・喚く・叫くwameku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
   何人なんにんかの運転手うんてんしゅは笑わらったりわめいたりしていた。↗

   Some of the drivers were laughing and yelling.

• Synonym叫ぶさけぶNeutralThe most general word for shouting; also covers clamoring for a cause or insisting. Unlike 「喚く」, it has no nuance of making a scene or losing control.
• Synonym絶叫ぜっきょうNeutralScreaming at the top of one's lungs, the voice at its limit, usually from fear or excitement. 「喚く」 instead stresses noisy, unseemly shouting.
• Synonym騒ぐさわぐNeutralMaking a racket or fuss—the stress is on the noise or commotion, also a crowd clamoring; it does not have to be shouting.
• Synonym喚き立てるわめきたてるCasualColloquial: yelling on and on, more sustained and noisier than 「喚く」, with a tone of annoyance.
• Related怒鳴るどなるNeutralUsually shouting in anger, often to scold someone. 「喚く」 is not necessarily from anger—it can be panic or discontent.
• Related吠えるほえるNeutralOriginally barking dogs and roaring beasts, also howling wind and waves; for people it means yelling loudly, with a derogatory or teasing shade.
• Related張り上げるはりあげるNeutralTransitive, usually as 「声を張り上げる」: raising one's voice. It is purely about volume, with no nuance of losing composure.
• Related悲鳴ひめいNeutralA noun: a scream from fear or pain, also figuratively a cry of complaint. 「喚く」 is a verb centered on noisy shouting.
• Related号泣ごうきゅうNeutralAn ordinary everyday word for bawling or wailing loudly; the stress is on the crying, while 「喚く」 stresses shouting and does not require tears.
• Related怒号どごうWrittenA noun for angry roars, also the roar of wind and waves; written style. 「喚く」 is not limited to anger.
• Related泣き叫ぶなきさけぶNeutralCrying and screaming together, from fear, pain or sorrow. 「喚く」 does not necessarily involve crying.
• Related呼ぶよぶNeutralCalling or summoning someone—focus on the person addressed, not necessarily loud. 「喚く」 is about the loud noise itself; 「呼ぶ」 also covers calling for help.
• Related咆哮ほうこうWrittenOriginally the roar of a beast; figuratively a person's furious bellowing. Written style—for everyday noisy shouting use 「喚く」.
• Related泣き喚くなきわめくNeutralCrying and yelling at the same time, stressing the tantrum—often a child's. 「喚く」 does not imply crying.
• Related叫喚きょうかんWrittenA written Sino-Japanese word for screaming, seen mostly in 「阿鼻叫喚」 for horrific scenes; in daily speech say 「喚く」.
• Related大喝だいかつWrittenA thunderous rebuke, often as 「大喝一声」, with intimidating force. 「喚く」 is mere unruly yelling, without such authority.
• Related大呼たいこWrittenA written word for shouting loudly, rare in modern use; in everyday speech say 「叫ぶ」 or 「喚く」.
• Related疾呼しっこWrittenUrgent, vehement shouting, seen mostly in 「大声疾呼」; it lacks the noisy, unseemly tinge of 「喚く」.
• Relatedがなり立てるがなりたてるCasualColloquial: bellowing hoarsely on and on, from anger or excitement; it sounds rougher and more grating than 「喚く」.
• Related泣き立てるなきたてるNeutralWailing loudly without stopping—the stress is on the crying. 「喚く」 stresses shouting and need not involve tears.
• Related号哭ごうこくWrittenLoud weeping from grief or pain; a rare written word—daily speech prefers 「号泣」. Different from the shouting of 「喚く」.
• AntonymささやくNeutralWhispering so others cannot hear—opposite of 「喚く」 in volume.
• Antonym黙るだまるNeutralStaying silent, saying nothing—opposite of noisy 「喚く」; as in 「黙れ」, a command to shut up.

For ordinary shouting, 「叫ぶ」 is the default; for yelling in anger or scolding, use 「怒鳴る」. 「喚く」 itself paints noisy, unseemly yelling that makes a scene, whether from anger, panic or frustration. When the person is crying while yelling, choose 「泣き喚く」 or 「泣き叫ぶ」. Full-volume screaming from fear is 「絶叫」 or 「悲鳴」, and raising one's voice without losing composure is 「声を張り上げる」. Sino-Japanese words such as 「咆哮」 and 「怒号」 belong to written prose, while 「号泣」 is an ordinary word for loud crying.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 大声おおごえで叫さけぶ。