screaming

English

Pronunciation

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• /ˈskrɨːmɪŋ/

Verb

screaming

1. present participle of scream
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:scream.

Adjective

screaming (comparative more screaming, superlative most screaming)

1. Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
2. Obvious; distinct.
3. (LGBT, slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.

   Did you see that guy at the bar? Screaming!

Synonyms

• screeching
• shrieking

Derived terms

• no screaming hell
• screamingest
• screamingly

Noun

screaming (plural screamings)

1. A scream.
   • 1875, John Lothrop Motley, The Life and Death of John of Barneveld Advocate of Holland:

     The hissings and screamings of the vulgar against him as he moved forward on his stedfast course he heeded less than those of geese on a common.

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