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View synonyms for screaming

screaming

[ skree-ming ]

adjective

  1. characterized by a shrill cry or piercing sound; uttering or emitting screams.
  2. boldly striking or startling:

    screaming colors; screaming headlines.

  3. causing hilarious laughter; extremely funny:

    a screaming farce.



noun

  1. the act or sound of a person or thing that screams.
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Other Words From

  • screaming·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of screaming1

1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); scream, -ing 2, -ing 1
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Example Sentences

She runs, screaming at them, at the camera, at the world: “Horse killers! Killers! Murderers! You’re liars! All of you, liars! You’re only happy when you can see something die!”

He spent much of the loss to Ohio State screaming at the refs or throwing his hands up in exasperation.

By the final buzzer, the coach’s voice had gone hoarse, largely from screaming at his defense, which completely unraveled once again.

Russian state TV was practically foaming at the mouth, screaming about striking Washington, drowning London, and turning America into "nuclear ash."

From Salon

Sadly, the Bruins have zero chance of winning another with Cronin’s screaming.

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