screamer

noun

scream·er | \ ˈskrē-mər

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Definition of screamer

1 : one that screams

2 : any of a small family (Anhimidae) of South American wetland birds having a large body, long legs, and spurred wings

3 : a sensationally startling headline

Examples of screamer in a Sentence

The batter hit a screamer right at the shortstop. She kicked a screamer into the net. My last computer was pretty fast, but this one's a real screamer. Don't startle her—she's a screamer.

Recent Examples on the Web

Fans were very quick to forget the red card however, as a Toni Kroos screamer put Real 2-0 up. — SI.com, "Twitter Reacts as Gareth Bale Stars & Toni Kroos Scores Stunner in Real Madrid Win," 17 Aug. 2019 This one is a real screamer, cathartic for Vanessa Briscoe. — Mike Oliver | Moliver@al.com, al, "Lost playlist found after 31 years," 29 Aug. 2019 However Loren Moron then responded with an absolute screamer, smashing the ball into the top corner giving Marc-Andre ter Stegen in goal no chance whatsoever. — SI.com, "Twitter Reacts as Antoine Griezmann Inspires Barcelona to Win in Lionel Messi's Absence," 25 Aug. 2019 Beth Mead took the ball wide of O’Hara on the left and served in a curling, low screamer. — Andrew Keh, New York Times, "How the U.S. Beat England to Reach the World Cup Final," 2 July 2019 Blessed with a dangerous long shot, expect to see a few screamers from the Belgian international over the next nine months. — SI.com, "Youri Tielemans: Why Leicester's Record Signing Is the Biggest Bargain of the Summer," 23 July 2019 Australian producer ShockOne has a real screamer of a lead single for his fothcoming album A Dark Machine. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "ShockOne & The Bloody Beetroots Bring the Doom in 'Run' Video: Exclusive," 27 June 2019 The red-faced screamer is now a sweet big-sister-to-be. — Caroline Langerman, Washington Post, "How I survived my daughter’s colicky infancy," 23 July 2019 Max Muncy was playing halfway to the right field fence when Santana sent a screamer to his right. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, "American League wins MLB All-Star Game to extend winning streak to seven games," 9 July 2019

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