screaming

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screaming

A baby is screaming in the high chair.

Definition
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
screaming

A baby is screaming in the high chair.

Adjective
  1. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
    • hilarious broad comedy
    • a screaming farce
    • uproarious stories
  2. resembling a scream in effect
    • screaming headlines
    • screaming colors and designs
  3. so extremely intense as to evoke screams
    • in screaming agony
    • a screaming rage
Noun
  1. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
    • he ducked at the screechings of shells
    • he heard the scream of the brakes
  2. sharp piercing cry
    • her screaming attracted the neighbors