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.

Other Words From

• screaming·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of screaming¹

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

Example Sentences

Their skull-shaped body may represent Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec Lord of the Underworld, and the iconic screaming sound may have prepared human sacrifices for their mythological descent into Mictlan, the Aztec underworld.

From Science Daily

Chastain ripped off her shirt, her sports bra on show, and dropped to her knees screaming as her team-mates ran towards her.

From BBC

And in the clip linked above, an audience member nearby can also be heard literally screaming, "WHAT!?!?!?!"

From Salon

The now 53-year-old explained, "When we would be on tour, the fans are screaming and yelling at me, calling me names, pull my hair. I was shocked. The girls were very tough."

From Salon

There, officers later responded to “reports of a female screaming for help,” the Lawrence Police Department said in an April 2 Facebook post.

From Los Angeles Times

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