Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

screaming

/ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: scream-ing
IPA: /ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scream

adj

Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.

adj

Obvious; distinct.

adj

First-rate; splendid.

Informal

adj

Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.

Informal

adj

Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.

Slang

noun

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:scream."
"All undergraduate libraries have been a screaming success as study halls. The Undergraduate Library of the University of Michigan may be the smash hit of all time; the attendance in that library during 1968-69 was 1,899,000."
"a screaming farce"
"Did you see that guy at the bar? Screaming!"
"The hissings and screamings of the vulgar against him as he moved forward on his stedfast course he heeded less than those of geese on a common."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more screaming (comparative) most screaming (superlative) screamings (plural)

Derived Forms

screamingest screamingly

Phrases

no screaming hell screaming meemies screaming sixties screaming trots screaming match

Synonyms

screeching shrieking hilarious uproarious scream shriek screech

Rhymes With

streaming dreaming seeming teaming steaming gleaming scheming beaming redeeming teeming theming leeming

Questions

How do you pronounce screaming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/.
What does screaming mean?: present participle and gerund of scream

How to pronounce screaming

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “screaming”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈskɹiːmɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “screaming”.
Repeat and practice — Say “screaming” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.