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screaming - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'screaming' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Screaming [ a.]
- Uttering screams; shrieking.
- Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp.
2 . Screaming [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Scream

Meaning of 'screaming' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . screaming [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Example in sentence:
  • he ducked at the screechings of shells;
  • he heard the scream of the brakes
Meaning (2):
- sharp piercing cry
Example in sentence:
  • her screaming attracted the neighbors
3 . screaming [ s]
Meaning (3):
- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
Example in sentence:
  • a screaming farce;
  • hilarious broad comedy;
  • uproarious stories
Meaning (4):
- so extremely intense as to evoke screams
Example in sentence:
  • a screaming rage;
  • in screaming agony
Meaning (5):
- resembling a scream in effect
Example in sentence:
  • screaming colors and designs;
  • screaming headlines

Nearby Words:

scrabbed eggs scrabble scrabbled scrabbling scraber scraffle scrag scrag-necked scragged scraggedness

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