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

The comprehensive whole body scan also examines the whole spine, looks for neurological disorders and all kinds of aneurysms, and the enhanced screening adds a body composition analysis, lab testing and brain health assessment. —David Oliver, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026

Call tonight their official hard-launch, after Mescal and Abrams marked their first public appearance together at a screening of Man on the Run in London last week. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2026

The Transportation Security Administration announced on Sunday that its PreCheck program would continue operating, after stating that the popular expedited screening system would pause during the partial government shutdown. —Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026

Broward County has resumed making appointments for free heart screenings that have already saved thousands of lives. —Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 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