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

Nouvelle Vague' Richard Linklater’s black-and-white love letter to French New Wave cinema premiered in Austin with the air of an event — part film screening, part cinephile communion. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026

On a tour of the buildings, for instance, Ganjehei shows off a furnace where the silent film legend used to burn outtakes, after examining dailies in his screening room right across the front entrance. —Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Jan. 2026

According to the Postal Service, all applicants must be 18 years or older with the ability to pass drug screenings and criminal background checks. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026

Cervical cancer screening is often cited as a major public health success. —Dr. Radhika Malhotra, ABC News, 5 Jan. 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