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

For major competitions like the Wanda Diamond League, which requires event operators to run drug screening processes in line with global standards, an athlete must first pass anti-doping testing before prize money is released. —Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

The screening will run from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in the community room at the library and will include a question and answer session with Jacobsen and each of the documentary short subjects. —Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025

All five films, written and directed by each participant, will premiere next month at TIFF (out of competition), and the filmmakers will also participate in industry market screenings organized by the festival. —Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025

Meanwhile, Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa stop by a screening of The Map That Leads to You in Charleston, South Carolina. —Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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