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- Dictionaryscreaming/ˈskriːmɪŋ/
noun
- 1. long, loud piercing cries expressing extreme emotion or pain: "neighbours heard screaming and shouting and decided to dial 999"
adjective
- 1. giving a long, loud, piercing cry or cries: "a harassed parent with a screaming child"
- 2. highly obvious or startling in effect: informal "the screaming headlines raise fear levels"
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to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger: A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed. Through the smoke, the rescuers could hear people screaming for help. He was screaming in/with pain and begging for anaesthetic.
The meaning of SCREAMING is so striking or conspicuous as to attract notice as if by screaming. How to use screaming in a sentence.
adjective. characterized by a shrill cry or piercing sound; uttering or emitting screams. boldly striking or startling: screaming colors; screaming headlines. causing hilarious laughter; extremely funny: a screaming farce. noun. the act or sound of a person or thing that screams. Discover More. Other Words From. scream ing·ly adverb. Discover More.
to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger: A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed. Through the smoke, the rescuers could hear people screaming for help. He was screaming in/with pain and begging for anaesthetic.
1. A long, loud, piercing cry or sound. 2. Informal One that is hilariously or ridiculously funny: The new play was a scream. [Middle English screamen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse scræma .] scream′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger: A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed. Through the smoke, the rescuers could hear people screaming for help. He was screaming in/with pain and begging for anaesthetic.
1. uttering screams. 2. boldly striking or startling. screaming colors. screaming headlines. 3. causing hilarious laughter; extremely funny. a screaming farce.
1. a (1) : to voice a sudden sharp loud cry. (2) : to produce harsh high tones. b. : to make a noise resembling a scream. the siren screamed. c. : to move with great rapidity. 2. a. : to speak or write with intense or hysterical emotion. b. : to protest, demand, or complain vehemently. c. : to laugh hysterically. 3.
Scream, shriek, screech apply to crying out in a loud, piercing way. To scream is to utter a loud, piercing cry, especially of pain, fear, anger, or excitement: to scream with terror. The word is used also for a little, barely audible cry given by one who is startled.
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter. “a screaming farce”. synonyms: hilarious, uproarious. comedic, humorous, humourous. full of or characterized by humor. adjective. so extremely intense as to evoke screams. “in screaming agony”. “a screaming rage”.
