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
Giddey stopped, the ball cradled in his palm, shouting while jerking his hand in the rough direction of his intended pass.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Her documentation concluded with a panicked scene of her and other civilians shouting in fear as drones flew overhead.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of people gathered, shouting and honking horns, and then quickly moved to another neighborhood.
—Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Last weekend, Tourette’s advocate John Davidson was televised shouting the n-word at Jordan and Lindo.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
He was greeted with hugs and teachers shouting his name, welcoming him back, according to his mother.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Travis famously courted Swift in perhaps the most public way possible—by shouting her out on his podcast.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
At one point nearly three hours into the meeting, Mayor White called a recess after audience members who were upset about time limits for speakers started shouting at the city clerk and members of the council.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The hum of stockbrokers, pacing the room and shouting into headsets, was audible below him.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Her documentation concluded with a panicked scene of her and other civilians shouting in fear as drones flew overhead.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Hundreds of people gathered, shouting and honking horns, and then quickly moved to another neighborhood.
—Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Last weekend, Tourette’s advocate John Davidson was televised shouting the n-word at Jordan and Lindo.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2026
He was greeted with hugs and teachers shouting his name, welcoming him back, according to his mother.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
Travis famously courted Swift in perhaps the most public way possible—by shouting her out on his podcast.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
At one point nearly three hours into the meeting, Mayor White called a recess after audience members who were upset about time limits for speakers started shouting at the city clerk and members of the council.
—Stacy Brandt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
The hum of stockbrokers, pacing the room and shouting into headsets, was audible below him.
—Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting
Verb
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Concertgoers would enthusiastically respond, yelling out each letter.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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In one call released by police, a woman can be heard amid a clamor of shouting repeatedly yelling for people to get down.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In another video, Johnson picked up a second infant and held a cloth to the baby’s mouth and nose for several seconds while the child was crying.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
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In crying because you were moved by a piece of music?—
Charles Yu,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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Early this season, Coen, a former UMass quarterback who coached under Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams, was seen hollering at Lawrence on the sideline after an incompletion.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Police were called to Access Self Storage at 7000 Southwest 22nd Court on March 1 after an employee reported hearing a man inside a unit screaming and asking for medical attention, according to the report.—
David Goodhue
March 10,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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During cross-examination of Kaley in February, a Meta lawyer played footage of her mother screaming at her that the teen had posted to social media, and displayed Kaley’s lower-case Instagram story rants about her home life.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Shouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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