shouting match
noun
: a loud, angry argument in which people shout at each other
He got into a shouting match with his neighbor.
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When Democrats protested and asked about the victims of a school shooting in Colorado earlier on Wednesday, a shouting match broke out.
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Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk death sparks shouting match on the House floor.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Still, the press conference between the two leaders went far better than their last encounter in the Oval Office in February, which ended in a shouting match.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Zelenskyy notoriously met with Trump in February, during a meeting that quickly devolved into a shouting match.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,erin Doherty,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
In late May, about 100 people crowded into county chambers to ask questions about the process, with the meeting devolving into a shouting match between commissioners and several audience members.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Two days later, the House approved a resolution to censure Green in a contentious 224-198 vote that progressed into a shouting match between lawmakers.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
At point there, while two of the men were handcuffed and chained at the feet, one of them slammed his body into another, leading to a shouting match and law enforcement separating the two.
—Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Then, while these chants were echoing around the arena, a shouting match broke out between Smart and a fan seated behind the Wizards’ bench.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlie Kirk death sparks shouting match on the House floor.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Still, the press conference between the two leaders went far better than their last encounter in the Oval Office in February, which ended in a shouting match.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025
Zelenskyy notoriously met with Trump in February, during a meeting that quickly devolved into a shouting match.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,erin Doherty,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
In late May, about 100 people crowded into county chambers to ask questions about the process, with the meeting devolving into a shouting match between commissioners and several audience members.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 25 June 2025
Two days later, the House approved a resolution to censure Green in a contentious 224-198 vote that progressed into a shouting match between lawmakers.
—Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
At point there, while two of the men were handcuffed and chained at the feet, one of them slammed his body into another, leading to a shouting match and law enforcement separating the two.
—Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
Then, while these chants were echoing around the arena, a shouting match broke out between Smart and a fan seated behind the Wizards’ bench.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Shouting match.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shouting%20match. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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