screaming
/ˈskrimɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of scream; making a loud, high-pitched cry.
- The children were screaming with joy on the roller coaster.
- He was screaming for help after getting stuck in the elevator.
- The fans were screaming at the referee for making a bad call.
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noun
- The act or sound of a person or animal making a loud, high-pitched cry.
- We heard screaming coming from the haunted house.
- The screaming of the seagulls echoed over the beach.
- Her screaming could be heard from three blocks away.
adjective
- Very loud, high-pitched, or intense in sound.
- A screaming baby on the airplane made the flight uncomfortable.
- The screaming sirens woke up the whole neighborhood.
- The fans let out a screaming cheer when the team scored.
- Very obvious, striking, or extreme (often used informally).
- The headline was a screaming example of biased journalism.
- That shirt is a screaming shade of neon green.
- There was a screaming injustice in the way they were treated.
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