screaming
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screaming
- /ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/
verb
- present participle and gerund of scream For quotations using this term, see Citations:scream.
adjective more screaming · most screaming
- Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
- Obvious; distinct.
- First-rate; splendid. All undergraduate libraries have been a screaming success as study halls. The Undergraduate Library of the University of Michigan may be the smash hit of all time; the attendance in that library during 1968-69 was 1,899,000.
- Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter. a screaming farce
- Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay. Did you see that guy at the bar? Screaming!
Similar: screeching, shrieking
noun screamings
- A scream. The hissings and screamings of the vulgar against him as he moved forward on his stedfast course he heeded less than those of geese on a common.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching, noisy, uproarious, hilarious, humorous, humourous, intense, sensational, roar, yelling, squealing, shouting, howling
adjective
Similar: screeching, shrieking
Talk about this word "screaming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/screaming. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. screaming. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/screaming "screaming." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/screaming.Cite this
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