Screaming definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary SCRE'AMING, ppr. Uttering suddenly ... 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, uproarious] n 1: ...
... in extreme pain; to shriek. The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. 2. To utter a shrill harsh cry; as the screaming owl. SCREAM, n. A shriek or sharp shrill cry uttered ... r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors" [syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching] 2: a high-pitched noise resembling ... scream of the brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream, screaming] 3: a joke that seems extremely funny [syn: belly laugh ... scream] 3: make a loud, piercing sound; "Fighter planes are screaming through the skies" Merriam Webster's I. verb Etymology: ...
... 9. If you say that someone is dragged kicking and screaming into a particular course of action, you are emphasizing that ... made to do. He had to be dragged kicking and screaming into action. PHRASE: PHR after v, oft PHR into n ...
... double in magnitude, extent, or intensity; "The enemy redoubled their screaming on the radio" 2: double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled" 3: make twice as great or intense; "The screaming redoubled" Merriam Webster's Date: 15th century transitive verb 1 ...
... head and not panic... She lost her head and started screaming at me. PHRASE: V and N inflect 28. If you ... can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly. He carried on telling a ...
... Date: 1833 in a loud and violent manner < ran off, screaming bloody murder >; also in vehement protest < screaming bloody murder over the pay cut >