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
Which is why they are now broken up, and everyone is shouting that Amanda is the worst friend since Brutus, and everyone is asking Kyle about his skin-care regimen.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Last week, the former Duke of York was reportedly out walking the Queen's corgis near the Sandringham estate in Norfolk on May 6 when a masked man wearing a balaclava, or ski mask, jumped out of his parked car and started shouting at Andrew.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Ross described strict rules and constant shouting from guards and condescending treatment at the detention facility in Louisiana.
—Jade Le Deley, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Minnesota's Target Center turned into a political stage Saturday night as the Minnesota Lynx home opener against the Atlanta Dream was hijacked by a fan shouting anti-ICE sentiments.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Steve started shouting back, saying that John was the real source of Apple’s problems.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that a man wearing a ski mask ran toward the former royal while shouting abuse.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
The two-hour discussion grew increasingly tense, with her supporters shouting in protest as Mayor Dean Trantalis and Commissioners John Herbst and Steve Glassman critiqued Williams and her first year on the job.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
That was the year Beyoncé was forced to play referee between husband Jay-Z and younger sister Solange, who started shouting at, hitting and kicking at the hip-hop billionaire.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 May 2026
Last week, the former Duke of York was reportedly out walking the Queen's corgis near the Sandringham estate in Norfolk on May 6 when a masked man wearing a balaclava, or ski mask, jumped out of his parked car and started shouting at Andrew.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Ross described strict rules and constant shouting from guards and condescending treatment at the detention facility in Louisiana.
—Jade Le Deley, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Minnesota's Target Center turned into a political stage Saturday night as the Minnesota Lynx home opener against the Atlanta Dream was hijacked by a fan shouting anti-ICE sentiments.
—Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Steve started shouting back, saying that John was the real source of Apple’s problems.
—Geoffrey Cain, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that a man wearing a ski mask ran toward the former royal while shouting abuse.
—ABC News, 8 May 2026
The two-hour discussion grew increasingly tense, with her supporters shouting in protest as Mayor Dean Trantalis and Commissioners John Herbst and Steve Glassman critiqued Williams and her first year on the job.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
That was the year Beyoncé was forced to play referee between husband Jay-Z and younger sister Solange, who started shouting at, hitting and kicking at the hip-hop billionaire.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting
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The videos, which surfaced in October, showed Porter yelling at a staff member and threatening to walk out of a television reporter’s interview.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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On the Season 44 premiere in September 2018, Damon parodied Kavanaugh’s Senate testimony, depicting his belligerence and frequently yelling, referencing beer, among other things — using many of the actual quotes from the hearing.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Sometimes laughing is better than crying.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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Appraisal will rely on the extent of your Radiohead fandom and your identification with creature-characters, often crying or cowering with their head in their hands, who are unremittingly sad and ashamed and embarrassed by the barbarism of simple existence.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
7 May 2026
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None of these words mean anything to me, but there was more hooting and hollering for this announcement in the press section of Caesar's than for any other piece of news today, so that's gotta count for something.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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The officer responded after hearing the father hollering for help.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the night that everything changed, one of them would end the night screaming, and the other, in my opinion, didn't scream enough.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Dramatic doorbell camera video shows the moment the man ran out of her home, and Cooper can be heard screaming in the background.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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