screaming
1. sharp piercing cry (Freq. 1)
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
• Syn:
scream, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching
• Derivationally related forms:
screechy (for: screech), screech (for: screech), shriek (for: shrieking), shriek (for: shriek), scream, scream (for: scream)
• Hypernyms:
cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
• Syn:
screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream
• Derivationally related forms:
scream, scream (for: scream), shriek (for: shriek), screech (for: screeching), screechy (for: screech), screech (for: screech)
• Hypernyms:
noise
1. so extremely intense as to evoke screams (Freq. 1)
- in screaming agony
- a screaming rage
• Similar to:
intense
2. resembling a scream in effect
- screaming headlines
- screaming colors and designs
• Similar to:
sensational
3. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
- hilarious broad comedy
- a screaming farce
- uproarious stories
• Syn:
hilarious, uproarious
• Similar to:
humorous, humourous
• Derivationally related forms:
hilarity (for: hilarious)
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