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 chairman then broke up the shouting match.
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
When Democrats protested and asked about the victims of a school shooting in Colorado earlier on Wednesday, a shouting match broke out.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk death sparks shouting match on the House floor.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Then a shouting match erupted, with Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, loudly demanding more than a silent prayer and various Democrats objecting that there had been no prayer offered for students in a mass shooting that same day in Colorado.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
Zelenskyy notoriously met with Trump in February, during a meeting that quickly devolved into a shouting match.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,erin Doherty,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Tensions have been so high in the tower following the crash, a shouting match turned into a fist fight this spring, ending with a controller being arrested.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2025
At point there, while two of the men were handcuffed and chained at the feet, one of them slammed his body into another, leading to a shouting match and law enforcement separating the two.
—Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Then, while these chants were echoing around the arena, a shouting match broke out between Smart and a fan seated behind the Wizards’ bench.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Cate Martel, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
When Democrats protested and asked about the victims of a school shooting in Colorado earlier on Wednesday, a shouting match broke out.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk death sparks shouting match on the House floor.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Then a shouting match erupted, with Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, loudly demanding more than a silent prayer and various Democrats objecting that there had been no prayer offered for students in a mass shooting that same day in Colorado.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2025
Zelenskyy notoriously met with Trump in February, during a meeting that quickly devolved into a shouting match.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,erin Doherty,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
Tensions have been so high in the tower following the crash, a shouting match turned into a fist fight this spring, ending with a controller being arrested.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2025
At point there, while two of the men were handcuffed and chained at the feet, one of them slammed his body into another, leading to a shouting match and law enforcement separating the two.
—Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Then, while these chants were echoing around the arena, a shouting match broke out between Smart and a fan seated behind the Wizards’ bench.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Shouting match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shouting%20match. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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