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screaming

DEFINITIONS OF: screaming

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adj resembling a scream in effect

screaming headlines”
screaming colors and designs”
Synonyms
sensational
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion

adj marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

“a screaming farce”
Synonyms:
hilarious, uproarious
humorous, humourous
full of or characterized by humor

adj so extremely intense as to evoke screams

“in screaming agony”
“a screaming rage”
Synonyms
intense
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree

n sharp piercing cry

“her screaming attracted the neighbors”
Synonyms:
scream, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Type of:
call, cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

n a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

Synonyms:
scream, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking
Type of:
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
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