[ US /ˈskɹimɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /skɹˈiːmɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. sharp piercing cry
    her screaming attracted the neighbors
  2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
    he heard the scream of the brakes
    he ducked at the screechings of shells
ADJECTIVE
  1. resembling a scream in effect
    screaming colors and designs
    screaming headlines
  2. so extremely intense as to evoke screams
    a screaming rage
    in screaming agony
  3. 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.
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