screamer

noun

scream·er ˈskrē-mər

: one that screams

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

: a sensationally startling headline

Example Sentences

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 Both for Audi's 5.2-liter V-10 screamer—and V-10s in general—as well as its mid-engine R8 supercar.

Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 23 Nov. 2022 The exceedingly gifted screamer was a highlight from the cult classic directed by Chris Smith.

Meredith Woerner, Variety, 13 Oct. 2022 Owen Miller, in the sixth inning, sent a screamer back to the mound that Greinke caught.

Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2022 Eichner, whose man-on-the-street videos established him as a world-class screamer, is an ideal guide to the contradictions of white gayness in 2022.

Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2022 Garver had the three-run shot that got the Twins going in their home opener, a straightaway screamer to center field that landed in the living wall of junipers for a 3-1 lead in the third inning against Mariners starter Marco Gonzales (0-1).

Star Tribune, 8 Apr. 2021 Sanitoff also made a diving stop of a screamer off the bat of Middleboro first baseman Ayden Morris to save a run in the bottom of the first inning.

Khalin Kapoor, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 As a sleepaway screamer, 1984 is delightfully campy (pun probably intended by the show's powers that be).

Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 20 July 2022 Matty Healy: singer, songwriter, The 1975‘s frontman and professional backup screamer.

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 July 2022 See More

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