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# screaming

verb form (scream, screams, screamed, screaming); noun (screaming); adjective (screaming)

«screaming» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Screaming is shouting very loudly in a high voice, because you are scared, hurt, angry or very excited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#m1)
2. Screaming also describes a loud, high noise made by something, like brakes or wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#m2)
3. Screaming (informal) can describe something very bright or very strong, like «screaming colours». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, screaming shows strong feeling: fear, pain or excitement on a roller coaster. In safety lessons, screaming and shouting «Help!» is a way to get attention if a stranger grabs you or you are in danger. Phrases: «kicking and screaming», «screaming with laughter», «screaming match».

### Examples

- The baby was screaming because she was hungry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x1)
- We were screaming on the roller coaster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x2)
- The fans were screaming for their team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x3)
- If someone grabs you, scream and run. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x4)
- The brakes made a screaming sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x5)
- She was screaming with laughter at the joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x6)
- The wind was screaming around the house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x7)
- Stop screaming; the library is a quiet place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x8)
- Screaming with pain, they ran away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#x9)

### Note

It is the -ing form of «scream». Past form: screamed. «Dragged kicking and screaming» means made to do something you do not want. Screaming for fun indoors can scare people who think someone is hurt.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «screaming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«screaming» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/screaming.html) on Mova free.