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screaming

adjective scream·ing \ˈskrē-miŋ\

: very noticeable and difficult to ignore

: very fast or powerful

Full Definition of SCREAMING

: so striking or conspicuous as to attract notice as if by screaming <screaming headlines> <dressed in screaming red>

: so funny as to provoke screams of laughter <a screaming farce>

: extremely fast or powerful <a screaming line drive>

— scream·ing·ly adverb

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Synonyms: catchpenny, gee-whiz, lurid, sensational, sensationalist, sensationalistic

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