screening

noun

screen·​ing ˈskrē-niŋ 

1

: the act or process of one that screens

2

screenings plural in form but singular or plural in construction : material (such as waste or fine coal) separated out by means of a screen

3

: metal or plastic mesh (as for window screens)

4

: a showing of a movie

Examples of screening in a Sentence

methods of screening for cancer

Players must pass three random drug screenings.

Federal agents handle passenger and luggage screening at the airport.

The company will be conducting applicant screenings Wednesday.

Recent Examples on the Web

Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips has one solution to improve movie theaters: forgoing showing commercials ahead of a film’s screening. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024

Only colon cancer screening (via sigmoidoscopy) definitively reduces mortality: What?!?! —Peter Ubel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

For example, women living in poverty may have a harder time accessing breast cancer screening due to a lack of care centers in the area, a lack of health insurance, or an inability to make appointments because of work or transportation issues. —Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 1 Nov. 2024

So there were just other people coming to the screening as well. —Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

screening

noun

screen·​ing ˈskrē-niŋ 

: a net (as of metal or plastic) used especially for screens