From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Screaming \Scream"ing\, a.
1. Uttering screams; shrieking.
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2. Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill;
sharp.
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The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Scream \Scream\ (skr[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}
(skr[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skraema to
scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[aum]ma, Dan. skraemme. 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.
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I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak.
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And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.
--Pope.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
screaming
adj 1: so extremely intense as to evoke screams; "in screaming
agony"; "a screaming rage"
2: resembling a scream in effect; "screaming headlines";
"screaming colors and designs"
3: marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive
laughter; "hilarious broad comedy"; "a screaming farce";
"uproarious stories" [syn: {hilarious}, {screaming(a)},
{uproarious}]
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking},
{screech}, {screeching}]
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}, {screaming}]
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