screaming (n.)

  1. sharp piercing cry; her screaming attracted the neighbors

    [ Syn: 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

    [ Syn: screech , screeching , shriek , shrieking , scream ]

    screaming (adj.)

  1. so extremely intense as to evoke screams; in screaming agony; a screaming rage'

  2. resembling a scream in effect; screaming headlines; screaming colors and designs'

  3. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; hilarious broad comedy; a screaming farce; uproarious stories

    [ Syn: hilarious , uproarious ]

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