screening

noun

screen·​ing ˈskrē-niŋ 

1

: the act or process of one that screens

2

screenings plural in form but singular or plural in construction : material (such as waste or fine coal) separated out by means of a screen

3

: metal or plastic mesh (as for window screens)

4

: a showing of a movie

Examples of screening in a Sentence

methods of screening for cancer

Players must pass three random drug screenings.

Federal agents handle passenger and luggage screening at the airport.

The company will be conducting applicant screenings Wednesday.

Recent Examples on the Web

Young travelers can be seen removing their shoes for security screening at Los Angeles International Airport on August 29, 2003. —Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025

Seeing your primary healthcare provider regularly and receiving routine screening tests may lower your risk of advanced prostate cancer. —Carrie Madormo, Health, 6 July 2025

The film stars Toni Servillo and Anna Ferzetti will have its world premiere screening on Wednesday, 27 August in the Sala Grande. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 4 July 2025

After the screening of the opening film, directed by Jakub Jurásek, audience members could be heard discussing some of the insights shared by Bartoška and some of the behind-the-scenes insights and jokes presented in the movie. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for screening

• cleaning
• gleaning
• greening
• keening
• leaning
• meaning
• peening
• preening
• weaning
• careening
• convening
• demeaning

Kids Definition

screening

noun

screen·​ing ˈskrē-niŋ 

: a net (as of metal or plastic) used especially for screens