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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For example, there’s a scene in “Indecent Proposal,” where Demi Moore is having a fight with Woody Harrelson and I was having something similar with my wife, just screaming and yelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Lorraine, who works at the nearby Marina Cafe, said she was sitting at the bar when she heard "loads of screaming".
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
They’re blindly screaming their heads off, bolstered by the person who stopped molding herself in someone else’s image, who refused to cater to how the world or the industry thought she should appear.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
He seemed boggled at how a candidate with thousands of people screaming for him could be deemed the less electable one.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Immediately, they began to protest, shouting and screaming like before.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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