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US
/ˈskɹimɪŋ/
]
[ UK /skɹˈiːmɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /skɹˈiːmɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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sharp piercing cry
her screaming attracted the neighbors -
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
he heard the scream of the brakes
he ducked at the screechings of shells
ADJECTIVE
-
resembling a scream in effect
screaming colors and designs
screaming headlines -
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
a screaming rage
in screaming agony -
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
hilarious broad comedy
uproarious stories
a screaming farce
How To Use screaming In A Sentence
- Somewhere in the far regions of her mind a voice was screaming warnings.
- It nearly brought a tear to my eye when I saw thousands of screaming fans watching a bunch of (and I use the term affectionately) nerds out there doing their thing. Sun Bloggers
- In the end the keeners stalked the funeral processions screaming and shrieking all the more like vengeful banshees and had to be chased by the priests.
- The shed was a dark, gaping hole atop the watchtower, a screaming mouth. MINUTES TO BURN
- I was practically screaming with frustration.
- Fluttering and screaming, the bird made every effort to escape, but not before Dee was aware of a label tied round his neck. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
- Pettin's men surged up the steps at them, weapons flashing in the guttery light; Del's screaming, shrill as an angry hawk's, stabbed through Joanna's panic like the senseless sounds of nightmare. The Silicon Mage
- Links had been established between car exhaust and headaches, cancer and various respiratory problems, yet the automotive industry of the day, kicking and screaming, had to be forced to add a blowby tube. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
- She's been spotted at a homeless shelter and dragged kicking and screaming back to Walford. The Sun
- I could hear my little one screaming and then heard Ryan telling him to calm down and get mummy some flannels.