- present participle of scream.
screaming
Example Sentences
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Claudia Reed, a resident of the area, told Hawaii News Now that she heard “a lot of screaming and commotion” and that the incident left her feeling unsafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Greenwich, some people got up from their picnics as the "dust devil" moved across the park, with some even heard screaming.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
They’re blindly screaming their heads off, bolstered by the person who stopped molding herself in someone else’s image, who refused to cater to how the world or the industry thought she should appear.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
He seemed boggled at how a candidate with thousands of people screaming for him could be deemed the less electable one.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Suddenly there was a screaming in my ears and a great flapping of wings against my head and in my hair.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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