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screaming

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verb

present participle of scream
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of screaming
Adjective
There was more screaming and yelling for people who wanted to get a ventilator available in their home. Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2021
Verb
Obviously, there is a bird on the hood, the screaming chicken. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025 Pointed gestures toward the lingering tension between Japan and Korea — and between those two countries and the rest of the planet — are drowned out by tiresome bickering and exaggerated gags, like a meaningful conversation swallowed into the sound of an airplane engine screaming overhead. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025 In a video shared to her Instagram Stories, Simone and her sister Adria were seen jumping up and down and screaming after Bears kicker Jake Moody nailed a field goal as time expired. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 After calling 911, police said the woman escaped and started screaming, which is when the officer found her. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025 The woman can be heard screaming. Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025 Video footage of Argamani being abducted at the festival and screaming while being taken on a motorcycle into Gaza quickly went viral and spread across the globe. Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025 The Chiefs were blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles—at one point, the score was 34–0—and Kelce was spotted on the sidelines screaming at and bumping the Chiefs’ coach, Andy Reid. Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025 Luckily, this Prime Day (which takes place on October 7 and 8) there are a handful of screaming hot deals on everything from tents to sleeping bags to multitools and more. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screaming
Adjective
  • Each of those seasons sparked conversations around sensational portrayals of murder victims, and Ed Gein has also been stirring up some debate.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Often sensational in tone and light on substance, these reports typically allege that a company has misstated its financial condition, overstated business prospects, or engaged in improper practices.
    Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His writing is lavishly detailed and sharply intelligent, nuanced and lyrical but also funny and sometimes surreal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The dudes-rock montage that followed the execution sketch had some genuinely funny bits.
    T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Screaming and shrieking, the drama between the bridesmaids is thick.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
  • As Linda literally fights with the rodent in the car (with her shrieking daughter in the backseat), it gets flung out the window and becomes roadkill.
    Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To promote the line, Blakely would travel across the country and was interviewed by every DJ who loved laughing and talking about the word Spanx, who were mostly men.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Cartman starts laughing so hard that he projectile vomits all over Thiel.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • DeWanna Bonner earned a technical foul with six minutes remaining for complaining after a no-call on a second-chance attempt.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Not that Siegler is complaining.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • On back-to-back shifts early in that eventual disaster of a second period, Maccelli flashed some of his playmaking skills to find both Knies and Matthews, the latter for a juicy look right in front of Cam Talbot.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Cooked this way, the chicken will turn out juicy and tender, while the crust of the chicken is crisp from the searing process.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Political satire on national television—particularly on NBC’s SNL—continues to shape public discourse, and the latest episode, which lampooned Bondi and Noem, drew attention for its comedic send-up of recent Senate testimony and the ongoing government shutdown.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This comedic science fiction has since become a cultural icon with a passionate fanbase.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Screaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screaming. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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