- present participle of scream.
screaming
Americanadjective
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characterized by a shrill cry or piercing sound; uttering or emitting screams.
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boldly striking or startling.
screaming colors; screaming headlines.
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causing hilarious laughter; extremely funny.
a screaming farce.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of screaming
1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); see scream, -ing 2, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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As George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley walked through the airport in oversized 1980s' sunglasses, they were met not by screaming fans but by curious Chinese journalists, one of whom asked what their names were.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Balogun found out that he could feature in the game while on the team bus, which brought "screaming and shouting" among the squad.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Laotian tourist Kan Kutirat told AFP he "heard loud screaming from a lot of people inside -- chaos happened".
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
She told The Times she remembers screaming and crying and being completely horrified.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Mama was screaming and Papa got so scared he almost fell in the well himself—trying to get a rope down to you. Boy, that was a day to remember.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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