scream
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
have been screaming
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present perfect progressiveof scream.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I have been screaming his sentiments for years to anyone patient enough to listen to me rant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Insurers have been screaming about this from the rooftops for months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
England then go six points up after Fin Smith's penalty, but the one thing they should have been screaming at each other from the restart was to exit properly and score the next points.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
“We have been screaming at the top of our lungs at everybody who has been complicit in the failure to deliver aid to these people stuck in the middle of the desert,” he added.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
He might have been screaming, but it was impossible to tell.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
