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screaming
CIDE DICTIONARY
screaming, a.
- Uttering screams; shrieking. [1913 Webster]
- Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp. [1913 Webster]"The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry." [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
screaming
absurd, amusing, bawling, bizarre, blatant, blinding, boanergean, brawling, brazen, brazenfaced, clamorous, clamoursome, colorful, crude, crying, droll, eccentric, extravagant, flagrant, flaring, flashy, flaunting, funny, garish, gaudy, glaring, gorgeous, hilarious, humorous, incongruous, laughable, loud, loudmouthed, ludicrous, lurid, meretricious, noisy, obstreperous, obtrusive, openmouthed, overbright, priceless, quaint, quizzical, raw, rich, ridiculous, risible, sensational, shameless, shouting, shrieking, spectacular, tawdry, vociferant, vociferating, vociferous, vulgar, whimsical, witty, yammering, yapping, yelling, yelpingROGET THESAURUS
screaming
Ridiculousness
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