scream
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
were screaming
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past progressiveof scream.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I mean, when I tell you that we had a couple of the guests come in and they’re walking around, people were screaming, “Can I get their picture?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
But if you listened to talk radio, people were screaming their heads off.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
"Today I think was really a lot of disrespectful moments when they were screaming between my first and second serve. Like really loud, like just to make me make a mistake," she told reporters later.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
When Disney canceled the plan in 2023, “some people were screaming with joy and others were crying because they had bought a house,” said former Imagineer David Kalbeitzer, who’s now a producer and consultant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
The smell of sweat and funky socks was all over the place and guys were screaming just to hear themselves screaming.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
