screaming : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: screaming	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for screaming
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
screaming adj so extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming agony"; "a screaming rage" resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines"; "screaming colors and designs" marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce"; "uproarious stories" Synonym(s): hilarious, screaming(a), uproarious n sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" Synonym(s): scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes" Synonym(s): screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Screaming \Scream"ing\, a. 1. Uttering screams; shrieking. 2. Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp. The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skr[91]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[84]ma, Dan. skr[91]mme. Cf. {Screech}.] To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak. And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. --Pope.