shouting match

noun

: a loud, angry argument in which people shout at each other
He got into a shouting match with his neighbor.

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The president attending lunch on Capitol Hill that same day with Senate Republicans, reportedly getting into a shouting match with Senator Bill Cassidy over support for the war in Iran. NBC news, 28 June 2026 Trump’s comments followed an increasingly bitter meeting with Senate Republicans that erupted into a shouting match behind closed doors on Wednesday, as the President angrily confronted members of his own party over the Senate’s vote rebuking his handling of the war in Iran. Nik Popli, Time, 24 June 2026 His behavior was so grating that even host Rece Davis, the normally stoic straightman, got into a shouting match with Kiper. Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 The game was marred late when Pacers forward Jalen Slawson was ejected following a blindside collision with Pistons forward Isaiah Stewart, which resulted in a shouting match between the coaching staffs. CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shouting match

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“Shouting match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shouting%20match. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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