Definition of 'screaming'

See also: scream 

Noun

1. sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
      Synonyms: scream shriek shrieking screech screeching
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
      Synonyms: screech screeching shriek shrieking scream

Adjective

1. loud and sustained; shrill and piercing; "hordes of screaming fans"; "a screaming jet plane"; "a screaming fury of sound"; "a screeching parrot"; "screeching brakes"; "a horde of shrieking fans"; "shrieking winds"
      Synonyms: screeching shrieking
2. so extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage"
3. resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines"; "screaming colors and designs"
4. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories"
      Synonyms: hilarious uproarious

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