screaming
/'skri:miɳ/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Extremely funny or causing loud laughter: Describes something that is hilarious or provokes convulsive laughter.
- Very loud, bright, or intense: Describes something that is so vivid, intense, or attention-grabbing that it metaphorically "screams."
- Involving or characterized by screams: Describes a state or situation filled with the act of screaming.
Noun:
- The act or sound of producing a scream: A high-pitched, loud cry expressing a strong emotion like fear, pain, or excitement.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The comedian told a screaming joke that had the entire audience in tears.
- She wore a screaming pink dress that was impossible to miss.
- The fans were in a screaming frenzy when the band took the stage.
Noun:
- The sudden screaming from the alley made everyone turn around.
- We could hear the screaming of the tires as the car sped away.
Advanced Usage
- "screamingly" (adverb): Used to intensify an adjective, meaning extremely or obviously.
- The plot was screamingly obvious from the start.
- "screaming match": A loud, angry argument where people shout at each other.
- The neighbors had a screaming match over the property line.
Variants and Related Words
- Scream (verb/noun): To utter a long, loud, piercing cry or the sound itself.
- She had to scream to be heard over the noise.
- Screamer (noun):
- A person or thing that screams.
- (Informal) Something that is astonishing or remarkable.
- The final plot twist was a real screamer.
Synonyms
- Adjective (for funny): Hilarious, uproarious, side-splitting.
- Adjective (for intense): Blatant, glaring, vivid, deafening.
- Noun: Shriek, screech, yell, howl.
Related Phrases
- Screaming meemies: (Old-fashioned, informal) A state of extreme anxiety, panic, or hysterics.
- The constant deadlines are giving me the screaming meemies.
- Screaming success: An outstandingly successful event or thing.
- The product launch was a screaming success.
Adjective
- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
- hilarious broad comedy
- a screaming farce
- uproarious stories
- resembling a scream in effect
- screaming headlines
- screaming colors and designs
- so extremely intense as to evoke screams
- in screaming agony
- a screaming rage
Noun
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
- sharp piercing cry
- her screaming attracted the neighbors