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
The actress — who is currently treading the boards as Connie Francis in the hit Broadway musical about crooner Bobby Darin's life, Just in Time — took to Instagram Stories over the weekend to call out audience members for shouting at her during performances.
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Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 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
Some Chicago Flips Red members have been escorted out of City Council chambers and the county boardroom for violating rules of order — including shouting, interrupting or insulting other speakers or aldermen — and led some to consider or pursue orders of protection.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
But Griffin continues shouting and moving erratically toward the officers with the large blade raised up.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
After spending so much of the last episode shouting the theme of the season out loud, this episode seems to abandon it completely.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Authorities said hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis and other White nationalists marched through the University of Virginia campus in 2017, shouting racist and antisemitic chants.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The trio pulled up on e-bikes, drove up to the entrance of the Information Center and began shouting and taking pictures, pausing to take drags off a vape while peering through the shuttered doors.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Staff Author, PEOPLE, 6 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
Some Chicago Flips Red members have been escorted out of City Council chambers and the county boardroom for violating rules of order — including shouting, interrupting or insulting other speakers or aldermen — and led some to consider or pursue orders of protection.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
But Griffin continues shouting and moving erratically toward the officers with the large blade raised up.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
After spending so much of the last episode shouting the theme of the season out loud, this episode seems to abandon it completely.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Authorities said hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members, neo-Nazis and other White nationalists marched through the University of Virginia campus in 2017, shouting racist and antisemitic chants.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The trio pulled up on e-bikes, drove up to the entrance of the Information Center and began shouting and taking pictures, pausing to take drags off a vape while peering through the shuttered doors.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting
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Though the arrest took place over three years ago, the case faced new scrutiny in March when TMZ published 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.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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McLaughlin could be heard yelling on his camera video.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Officials said that after Cooper’s arrest, the first victim, a runaway, was crying hysterically and denied any involvement in prostitution.—
Samantha Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Wanner’s 11-month-old baby was buckled into a high chair and crying, without her mom, when a relative arrived to the home that day.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
2 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
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Richter’s grand slam Tuesday against Tinley Park ended with plenty of screaming and high-fives at home plate.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Any passengers not knocked out during the chaos or sucked out into the sky are generally screaming and grabbing for oxygen masks while Captain Rich makes a futile announcement about the importance of not panicking.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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