Screening - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskriːnɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word screening
Brit.  |ˈskriːnɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word screening
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to screen

noun

- the display of a motion picture (syn: showing, viewing)
- fabric of metal or plastic mesh
- the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it (syn: cover, covering, masking)
- testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics

Extra examples

Federal agents handle passenger and luggage screening at the airport.

The screening of the film will be on the 2nd of April, 2002.

We'll be screening his latest film in two weeks.

The clinic is offering free screening for diabetes.

He recommends screening pregnant women for diabetes.

The airline had been screening baggage on X-ray machines.

This is the only country in Europe to deny cancer screening to its citizens.

Police are very careful when screening politicians' bodyguards.

The screening of applicants must be thorough.

Word forms

noun
singular: screening
plural: screenings
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