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单词 screaming
释义 screaming
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English skremyng, from gerund of skremen, scremen to scream — more at scream
: the act of or sound made by one that screams
 < a screaming of brakes generally heralded the arrival — Benedict Thielen >
 < the fog siren began its screaming — John Steinbeck >
 < distortion of action, harsh screamings of the voice … are not admissible it the theatric art — Joshua Reynolds >
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of scream (I)
1. : uttering screams : emitting or producing sounds resembling screams
 < snows driven by screaming sea winds — Ann F. Wolfe >
 < a car rounded the corner with screaming tires — Erle Stanley Gardner >
 < a screaming jet plane flew overhead — Sam Pollock >
 < screaming hordes of movie fans — Peter Ustinov >
2. : having characteristics similar to a scream : resembling a scream in effect : blatantly arresting : startling
 < rugs in harsh colors and screaming designs — R.W.Murray >
 < the papers carried screaming headlines — R.M.Lovett >
3. : evoking screams usually of raucous mirth
 < fetched along the book with all those screaming snapshots — Dearing Ward >
4. : excellent, splendid
 < within the tradition of the dramatic fiction film, it balances a great weight with screaming finesse — Cecile Starr >
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