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# screaming

«screaming» in Mova's school dictionary: **shouting very loudly in a high voice, because you are…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Screaming is shouting very loudly in a high voice, because you are scared, hurt, angry or very excited. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/#m3)

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

### In the corpora

- ["Use your words" means stop hitting, screaming or whining and say what you want.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/14-family-and-behaviour/23/)
- [Leo in Ohio watched a toy car on TV zoom up walls and fly off ramps, with screaming happy kids and loud music.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/441-only-one-left-shops-and-adverts/7/)
- [Little children screaming at jabs aren't being naughty, and a calm older brother or sister holding their hand can really help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «screaming» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/screaming/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.