Screening
/ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:16 pts9 letters
Definition of Screening
verb
- To filter by passing through a screen.
"Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel."
- To shelter or conceal.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
"The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing."
- To present publicly (on the screen).
"The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight."
- To fit with a screen.
"We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy."
noun
- Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
"I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts."
- The process of checking or filtering.
"The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient."
- The showing of a film
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
- (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
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