Definition of Screaming

Noun: screaming  skree-ming

1. Sharp piercing cry
   "her screaming attracted the neighbours";
   - scream, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
    
2. A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
   - screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream

Adjective: screaming  skree-ming

1. So extremely intense as to evoke screams
   "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage"
    
2. Resembling a scream in effect
   "screaming headlines"; "screaming colours and designs"
    
3. Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
   "a screaming farce";
   - hilarious, uproarious

Verb: scream  skreem

1. Utter a sudden loud cry
   "she screamed with pain when the doctor inserted the needle";
   - shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, holler, hollo [non-standard], squall
    
2. Utter or declare in a very loud voice
   "You don't have to scream--I can hear you just fine";
   - yell
    
3. Make a loud, piercing sound
   "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies"
    
4. Move quickly and violently
   "The car screamed down the street";
   - tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck, bomb [Brit]

See also:
screamers
screamingly

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