Terribly scared about me, tried to attract attention (8)
I believe the answer is:
screamed
'tried to attract attention' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'terribly scared about me' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'scared' anagrammed gives 'scread'.
'scread' going around 'me' is 'SCREAMED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for screamed that I've seen before include "Utter a loud, high-pitched cry" , "Cried out in a loud high-pitched voice" , "Yelled" , "Uttered a sudden high-pitched cry" , "Shrieked" .)