screaming

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of screamform-ofgerundparticiple

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:scream.

1. 1

   Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.

2. 2

   Obvious; distinct.

3. 3

   First-rate; splendid.informal

   • 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.
4. 4

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

   • a screaming farce
5. 5

   Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.slang

   • Did you see that guy at the bar? Screaming!

syn. screeching · shrieking

1. 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.