screaming
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 →
2) Screaming also describes a loud, high noise made by something, like brakes or wind. tree →
3) Screaming (informal) can describe something very bright or very strong, like «screaming colours». tree →
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 →
- We were screaming on the roller coaster. tree →
- The fans were screaming for their team. tree →
- If someone grabs you, scream and run. tree →
- The brakes made a screaming sound. tree →
- She was screaming with laughter at the joke. tree →
- The wind was screaming around the house. tree →
- Stop screaming; the library is a quiet place. tree →
- Screaming with pain, they ran away. tree →
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.
- Leo in Ohio watched a toy car on TV zoom up walls and fly off ramps, with screaming happy kids and loud music.
- Little children screaming at jabs aren't being naughty, and a calm older brother or sister holding their hand can really help.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «screaming» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.