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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Russell said the cheerleaders later got into a shouting match, which led to the fight and ultimately, the stabbing.
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
The meeting then devolved into a shouting match between opposing sides and a brief scuffle.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
During what became a shouting match, police said Gotch grabbed a 14-year-old boy by the hair and pulled his head back and forth.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
Carollo has already engaged in a shouting match on the dais with Gabela, who refused to back down.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2023
The meeting devolved into a shouting match over U.S. border policy, and several Republicans stormed out.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
During a meeting in November at the super PAC's headquarters in Atlanta, Never Back Down strategist Jeff Roe and Wagner got into a shouting match over the direction of the PAC, according to sources familiar with the incident.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2023
Advertisement The vote on the board officers came after more than 90 minutes of heated public testimony and impassioned commissioner discussion, which unraveled at one point into a shouting match between a commissioner, a National City council member and audience members.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
And that was all before two members of the House Judiciary Committee got into a shouting match.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2023
Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024
The meeting then devolved into a shouting match between opposing sides and a brief scuffle.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
During what became a shouting match, police said Gotch grabbed a 14-year-old boy by the hair and pulled his head back and forth.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
Carollo has already engaged in a shouting match on the dais with Gabela, who refused to back down.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2023
The meeting devolved into a shouting match over U.S. border policy, and several Republicans stormed out.
—Siobhán O'Grady, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
During a meeting in November at the super PAC's headquarters in Atlanta, Never Back Down strategist Jeff Roe and Wagner got into a shouting match over the direction of the PAC, according to sources familiar with the incident.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 4 Dec. 2023
Advertisement The vote on the board officers came after more than 90 minutes of heated public testimony and impassioned commissioner discussion, which unraveled at one point into a shouting match between a commissioner, a National City council member and audience members.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
And that was all before two members of the House Judiciary Committee got into a shouting match.
—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 14 Nov. 2023
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“Shouting match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shouting%20match. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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