Screaming \Scream"ing\, a.

1. Uttering screams; shrieking.

2. Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp.

The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. --Dryden.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Scream \Scream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaming.]

[Icel. skr[ae]ma to scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr["a]ma, Dan. skr[ae]mme. Cf. Screech.]

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak.

And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. --Pope.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)