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

Youngsters and the young at heart were there to represent at the screening of the motion picture biopic, capturing the life of the city's biggest star. —Jermont Terry, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026

Early screening and treatment is important to help protect your health and the health of our community. —Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

The study authors said earlier screenings may be beneficial, as new cancers develop decades sooner for survivors, compared to the general population. —Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

The movies weren’t subtitled, and sometimes a screening included a live narrator doing simultaneous translation into Romanian. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 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