screaming
[ skree-ming ]
/ ˈskri mɪŋ /
adjective
uttering screams.
boldly striking or startling: screaming colors; screaming headlines.
causing hilarious laughter; extremely funny: a screaming farce.
noun
the act or sound of a person or thing that screams.
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Definition for screaming (2 of 2)
scream
[ skreem ]
/ skrim /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to utter with or as if with a scream or screams.
to make by screaming: to scream oneself hoarse.
noun
Origin of scream
1150–1200; 1905–10
for def 11; Middle English
screamen (v.), Old English
*scrǣman; akin to Old Norse
skraumi chatterbox, braggart,
skruma to jabber;
sc- (for regular
sh- as in Middle English
shreame) from obsolete
scritch to
screech
SYNONYMS FOR scream
1
Scream,
shriek,
screech apply to crying out in a loud, piercing way. To
scream is to utter a loud, piercing cry, especially of pain, fear, anger, or excitement:
to scream with terror. The word is used also for a little, barely audible cry given by one who is startled.
Shriek usually refers to a sharper and briefer cry than
scream; when caused by fear or pain, it is often indicative of more terror or distress;
shriek is also used for shrill uncontrolled cries:
to shriek with laughter.
Screech emphasizes disagreeable shrillness and harshness, often with a connotation of lack of dignity:
to screech approval at a rock concert.
9 outcry, shriek, screech, screak.
OTHER WORDS FROM scream
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British Dictionary definitions for screaming
scream
/ (skriːm) /
verb
noun
a sharp piercing cry or sound, esp one denoting fear or pain
informal
a person or thing that causes great amusement
Word Origin for scream
C13: from Germanic; compare Middle Dutch
schreem, West Frisian
skrieme to weep