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

They’ve been photographed attending a screening of The Invite back in New York, and made their first public appearance together as a couple at a Ferragamo pop-up dinner in Bridgehampton just last month. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026

Daurawa said all the couples had undergone screening and counseling before the ceremony and that all religious and legal requirements had been fulfilled. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Saturday evening screening of The Invite was a hot ticket in Locarno. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

The 80-year-old is celebrating the film’s 30th anniversary with a screening at Southampton Playhouse on August 11. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026

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