noun
1. sharp piercing cry (Freq. 1)
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her screaming attracted the neighbors
• Syn: ↑scream, ↑shriek, ↑shrieking, ↑screech, ↑screeching
• Derivationally related forms: ↑screechy (for: ↑screech), ↑screech (for: ↑screech), ↑shriek (for: ↑shrieking), ↑shriek (for: ↑shriek), ↑scream, ↑scream (for: ↑scream)
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
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he ducked at the screechings of shells
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he heard the scream of the brakes
• Syn: ↑screech, ↑screeching, ↑shriek, ↑shrieking, ↑scream
• Derivationally related forms: ↑scream, ↑scream (for: ↑scream), ↑shriek (for: ↑shriek), ↑screech (for: ↑screeching), ↑screechy (for: ↑screech), ↑screech (for: ↑screech)
• Hypernyms: ↑noise
adjective
1. so extremely intense as to evoke screams (Freq. 1)
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in screaming agony
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a screaming rage
• Similar to: ↑intense
2. resembling a scream in effect
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screaming headlines
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screaming colors and designs
• Similar to: ↑sensational
3. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
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hilarious broad comedy
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a screaming farce
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uproarious stories
• Syn: ↑hilarious, ↑uproarious
Useful english dictionary. 2012.