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
While walking to her car, Penton was bombarded with insults from shouting supporters of Delgado-Garcia wearing green.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said Castillo refused commands from officers to move away and was shouting at the agents.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Is there a polite way to ask her to address this, short of shouting or splashing?
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
The alarmed father then began retreating while shouting for their daughter to drive away.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by shouting or waving your arms.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Rui Hachimura, who led the Lakers with 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting, was pulled for Thiero just 2½ minutes into the game after Redick was visibly displeased with his veteran forward’s defensive performance, pointing and shouting at Hachimura after calling a timeout.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
The scene quickly becomes chaotic with shouting on both sides.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Carter-Walters spent much of the morning shouting as speakers addressed the crowd gathered for the ACLU demonstration.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors said Castillo refused commands from officers to move away and was shouting at the agents.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Is there a polite way to ask her to address this, short of shouting or splashing?
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
The alarmed father then began retreating while shouting for their daughter to drive away.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by shouting or waving your arms.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Rui Hachimura, who led the Lakers with 15 points on 7-for-10 shooting, was pulled for Thiero just 2½ minutes into the game after Redick was visibly displeased with his veteran forward’s defensive performance, pointing and shouting at Hachimura after calling a timeout.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 8 Apr. 2026
The scene quickly becomes chaotic with shouting on both sides.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
Carter-Walters spent much of the morning shouting as speakers addressed the crowd gathered for the ACLU demonstration.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting
Verb
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Police said that people in the area heard the woman yelling for help and called 911.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Masked agents then forced their way in and pointed guns at the family, yelling at them, Thao recalled.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Though the arrest took place in 2023, the incident made headlines again in March after a video of the altercation — showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying — was published by TMZ.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Her eyes were swollen from crying so much.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The officer responded after hearing the father hollering for help.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Those take-one-for-the-team moments had the Lakers’ reserves up and hollering.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Brown voiced his frustrations with the Eagles’ passing offense during the regular season, then engaged in a screaming match with Sirianni during Philadelphia’s first-round playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Dashcam footage recently released by Staffordshire Police shows the teenagers screaming and asking Dawson, 50, to slow the car down.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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