NOUN | communication | screaming, scream, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching | sharp piercing cry |
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event | screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream | a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | |
ADJECTIVE | all | screaming | so extremely intense as to evoke screams |
all | screaming | resembling a scream in effect | |
all | screaming, hilarious, uproarious | marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter |
Sounds | skriy'mihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | So extremely intense as to evoke screams. | |
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Broader | intense | Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
Meaning | resembling a scream in effect. | |
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Broader | sensational | Causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion |
Meaning | marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter. | |
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Example | "a screaming farce" | |
Synonyms | hilarious, uproarious | |
Broader | humorous, humourous | Full of or characterized by humor |
Spanish | hilarante, regocijador | |
Catalan | hilarant, molt divertit | |
Adverbs | screamingly | to an extreme / extreme degree |
Meaning | sharp piercing cry. | |
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Example | "her screaming attracted the neighbors" | |
Synonyms | scream, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching | |
Broader | cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation | A loud utterance |
Spanish | alarido, aullido, aullidos, chillido, grito agudo, grito | |
Catalan | esgarip, xiscle | |
Verbs | scream | utter a sudden loud cry |
Meaning | A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry. | |
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Synonyms | screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking, scream | |
Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
Spanish | chirrido | |
Catalan | grinyol, xerric | |
Verbs | scream | make a loud, piercing sound |
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