1
: so striking or conspicuous as to attract notice as if by screaming
screaming headlines
dressed in screaming red
2
: so funny as to provoke screams of laughter
a screaming farce
3
: extremely fast or powerful
a screaming line drive
screamingly
adverb
Examples of screaming in a Sentence
The room's walls were painted in a screaming yellow.
a screaming need for reform
The batter hit a screaming line drive right at the shortstop.
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“Screaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screaming. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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screaming
adjective
scream·ing
ˈskrē-miŋ 
1
: noticeable as if by screaming
screaming headlines
a screaming red
2
: very funny
3
: extremely fast or powerful
the speedboat was a screaming machine
screamingly
adverb
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