Antonyms for screening

Grammar : Verb

Spell : skree-ning

Phonetic Transcription : ˈskri nɪŋ

Definition of screening

Origin : mid-14c., "upright piece of furniture providing protection from heat of a fire, drafts, etc.," probably from a shortened (Anglo-French? cf. Anglo-Latin screna) variant of Old North French escren, Old French escran "fire-screen" (early 14c.), perhaps from Middle Dutch scherm "screen, cover, shield," or Frankish *skrank "barrier," from Proto-Germanic *skerm- (cf. Old High German skirm, skerm "protection," from PIE *(s)ker- "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
Meaning "net-wire frame used in windows and doors" is recorded from 1859. Meaning "flat vertical surface for reception of projected images" is from 1810, originally in reference to magic lantern shows; later of movies. Transferred sense of "cinema world collectively" is attested from 1914; hence screen test (1918), etc. Screen saver first attested 1990. Screen printing recorded from 1918.

verb hide, protect
verb examine and choose

Example sentences :

Instead of screening him I had dragged him in front of the footlights.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Sometimes I have thought, sir, when puzzling over it, that he may be screening another.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Into the screening shadow of the giant trees, and the sheltering blackness.
Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown

Screening it with my hand, I retraced my steps and regained the chancel.
Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini

Eyes (roving from one group of screening trees to the next): It can be done.
Extract from : « If You Touch Them They Vanish » by Gouverneur Morris

Rachel came to the window, screening the candle with her hand.
Extract from : « Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) » by Constance Fenimore Woolson

The captains of the other ships were screening in, wanting to know what to do.
Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper

By the time he landed, his father was screening him from Storisende.
Extract from : « The Cosmic Computer » by Henry Beam Piper

The screening of officers and men at Lockbourne got under way on 17 May.
Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.

The costs of sand and shells are costs of screening and storing.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

Synonyms for screening

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