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screaming noun [ ˈskriːmɪŋ ]

• long, loud piercing cries expressing extreme emotion or pain.
• "neighbours heard screaming and shouting and decided to dial 999"

screaming adjective

• giving a long, loud, piercing cry or cries.
• "a harassed parent with a screaming child"
• highly obvious or startling in effect.
• "the screaming headlines raise fear levels"

scream verb

• give a long, loud, piercing cry or cries expressing extreme emotion or pain.
• "they could hear him screaming in pain"
• make a loud, high-pitched sound.
• "sirens were screaming from all over the city"
• turn informer.
• "he never got paid and my information is he's ready to scream"
Origin: Middle English: origin uncertain; perhaps from Middle Dutch.


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