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

At that point, the operator would recite the most intimate details of a patient’s health history to hook her before launching into a few basic screening questions. —Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026

The lawsuit is asking a judge to prohibit Border Patrol from conducting civil immigration enforcement in Illinois and implementing biometric screening and roving enforcement, among other tactics. —Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 12 Jan. 2026

Audience members who tell the truth and are found to do so will receive a Truth Ticket, granting access to a festival screening. —John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026

And Fosse would sit in a screening room with a 14-year-old Louise. —Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 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