screaming

[skree-ming]

adjective

1. characterized by a shrill cry or piercing sound; uttering or emitting screams.

2. boldly striking or startling.

   screaming colors; screaming headlines.

3. causing hilarious laughter; extremely funny.

   a screaming farce.

noun

1. the act or sound of a person or thing that screams.

Other Word Forms

• screamingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of screaming¹

1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); scream, -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The student, who danced with the megastar in front of more than 10,000 screaming fans, said the experience was "crazy".

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Despite his nerves, he movingly recalled waking up to his dad screaming, unsure of what to do after his mum's heart attack.

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Families of the Israeli hostages were seen screaming with happiness and crying as they embraced their freed loved ones.

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When the conspiracy at the center of “The Chair Company” consumes the life of Ron Trosper, he vacillates between screaming fury and the type of validation that lights up his smile from the inside.

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The Coliseum was as raucous as it’s been in several years, screaming with John Robinson strength and Pete Carroll power, sounding like the glory days again, and it made a difference.

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