screaming

adj, noun — 6 senses

screaming

adj

/ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/

1

Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.

2

Obvious; distinct.

3

Informal First-rate; splendid.

All undergraduate libraries have been a screaming success as study halls. The Undergraduate Library of the University of Michigan may be the smash hit of all time; the attendance in that library during 1968-69 was 1,899,000.1971, Library Journal, volume 96, page 1569:

4

Informal Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.

a screaming farce

5

LGBT Slang Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.

Did you see that guy at the bar? Screaming!

Synonyms: screeching, shrieking
Derived terms: no screaming hell, screamingest, screamingly, screaming meemies, screaming sixties, screaming trots

screaming

noun

1

A scream.

The hissings and screamings of the vulgar against him as he moved forward on his stedfast course he heeded less than those of geese on a common.1875, John Lothrop Motley, The Life and Death of John of Barneveld Advocate of Holland:

Derived terms: screaming match

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