as in yelling
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock
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Recent Examples of shouting
Kuching, the capital of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, isn't shouting about its commitment to sustainability.
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Then, Suarez moved to another part of the field, where he is seen shouting, stepping on the foot of Sounders head of security Gene Ramirez and spitting on him.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
What’s happened is that the anti-vaccine activists have been shouting from the sideline for decades.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The payoff Social media has never been about shouting into the void.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
As Davidson responded, he was regulary disrupted by more people shouting than could be removed by the two law enforcement officers present.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
The first-round match was then delayed by around six minutes with the crowd screaming and shouting every time Bonzo went to serve.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
In addition to the stylistic flourishes (there are plenty of big, bold captions, and a number of interviews include Lee’s voice shouting from behind the camera), there’s an underlying current of skepticism.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
The associate began pounding on the shower door, shouting Garcia’s name.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Then, Suarez moved to another part of the field, where he is seen shouting, stepping on the foot of Sounders head of security Gene Ramirez and spitting on him.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
What’s happened is that the anti-vaccine activists have been shouting from the sideline for decades.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The payoff Social media has never been about shouting into the void.
—Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
As Davidson responded, he was regulary disrupted by more people shouting than could be removed by the two law enforcement officers present.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
The first-round match was then delayed by around six minutes with the crowd screaming and shouting every time Bonzo went to serve.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
In addition to the stylistic flourishes (there are plenty of big, bold captions, and a number of interviews include Lee’s voice shouting from behind the camera), there’s an underlying current of skepticism.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
The associate began pounding on the shower door, shouting Garcia’s name.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting
Verb
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As the Astros celebrated, and as music blared and fireworks went off, Chisholm got close to Walsh, yelling and gesturing with his hands.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The 8-year-old ia unable to sleep without crying throughout the night and uncontrollably in his sleep, his mother wrote.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Sep. 2025
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This wakes my kids who start crying.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even Seth Rogen, a surprise guest, was cheering and hollering while holding a camera throughout the ovation and snapping photos the entire time.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Sep. 2025
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Dylan brought it out wide on the freeway ramp, the tires soft, and bald, and skidding on the powdered gravel, and Bob took to hollering with his head hung out the window like a big dog.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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A couple climbed through a sunroof to rescue a 22-month-old screaming child left alone in a hot car, Massachusetts police said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Shouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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