'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]

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