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screaming for

screaming for is the present participle and gerund of scream for.

Meaning of scream for

Verb

scream for (third-person singular simple present screams for, present participle screaming for, simple past and past participle screamed for)

  1. (transitive) To demand (something).
    • The people scream for tax relief.
  2. (transitive) To be appropriate for (something); to be better with (something).
    • A rash like that screams for calamine lotion.

Questions about screaming for

What is screaming for the present participle and gerund of?
Screaming for is the present participle and gerund of scream for.

Words near screaming for in the dictionary

  1. screaminess
  2. screaming
  3. screaming abdabs
  4. screaming bloody murder
  5. screaming blue murder
  6. screaming for
  7. screaming habdabs
  8. screaming hairy armadillo
  9. screaming hairy armadillos
  10. screaming jelly babies
  11. screaming loudest

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