'Screaming' definitions:
Definition of 'screaming'
From: WordNet
adjective
So extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage"
adjective
Resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines"; "screaming colors and designs"
adjective
Marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" [syn: hilarious, screaming(a), uproarious]
noun
Sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching]
noun
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]
Definition of 'Screaming'
From: GCIDE
- Scream \Scream\ (skr[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed (skr[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Screaming.] [Icel. skraema to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[aum]ma, Dan. skraemme. Cf. Screech.] To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech. [1913 Webster]
- I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Screaming'
From: GCIDE
- Screaming \Scream"ing\, a.
- 1. Uttering screams; shrieking. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp. [1913 Webster]
- The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'screaming'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absurd,
- amusing,
- bawling,
- bizarre,
- blatant,
- blinding,
- boanergean,
- brawling,
- brazen,
- brazenfaced,
- clamorous,
- clamoursome,
- colorful,
- crude,
- crying,
- droll,
- eccentric,
- extravagant,
- flagrant,
- flaring,
- flashy,
- flaunting,
- funny,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glaring,
- gorgeous,
- hilarious,
- humorous,
- incongruous,
- laughable,
- loud,
- loudmouthed,
- ludicrous,
- lurid,
- meretricious,
- noisy,
- obstreperous,
- obtrusive,
- openmouthed,
- overbright,
- priceless,
- quaint,
- quizzical,
- raw,
- rich,
- ridiculous,
- risible,
- sensational,
- shameless,
- shouting,
- shrieking,
- spectacular,
- tawdry,
- vociferant,
- vociferating,
- vociferous,
- vulgar,
- whimsical,
- witty,
- yammering,
- yapping,
- yelling,
- yelping