Screaming

scream  (skrm)

v. screamed, scream·ing, screams

v.intr.

1. To utter a long loud piercing cry, as from pain or fear.

2. To make a loud piercing sound: Jet planes screamed through the air.

3. To speak or write in a heated hysterical manner.

4. To have or produce a startling effect: The outlandish costume screamed with clashing colors.

v.tr.

To utter or say in or as if in a screaming voice.

n.

1. A long, loud, piercing cry or sound.

2. Informal One that is hilariously or ridiculously funny: The new play was a scream.

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[Middle English screamen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse scræma.]

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screaming·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	screaming - sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" scream, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
	2.	screaming - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Adj.	1.	screaming - so extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage" intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	2.	screaming - resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines"; "screaming colors and designs" sensational - causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
	3.	screaming - marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" hilarious, uproarious humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"