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
Levy took out a laptop and began shouting first names.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Just a few months ago, a far‑right group disrupted the early morning prayer services of the NSU Muslim Student Association on Hollywood Beach, shouting hateful anti-Muslim slurs.
—Adam Abutaa, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The balcony shook as fans erupted at the sound of a banjo being strummed, dancing and shouting along to the 2023 hit.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
On Super Bowl Sunday, the drug industry will treat him to lounging football stars, a shouting DJ Khaled, and the soothing tones of Enya.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
White can be heard shouting in the video.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Near the monastery someone shouting through a bullhorn.
—Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
Hostile video appears on screen During a presentation, a video of a man shouting anti‑Israeli rhetoric appeared on the screen.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Players choose a card, which offers a category like pizza toppings or cartoons, and take turns shouting out a word that fits the category and corresponds to a letter on the board that hasn’t already been used.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Jane Bua, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Just a few months ago, a far‑right group disrupted the early morning prayer services of the NSU Muslim Student Association on Hollywood Beach, shouting hateful anti-Muslim slurs.
—Adam Abutaa, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
The balcony shook as fans erupted at the sound of a banjo being strummed, dancing and shouting along to the 2023 hit.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
On Super Bowl Sunday, the drug industry will treat him to lounging football stars, a shouting DJ Khaled, and the soothing tones of Enya.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 5 Feb. 2026
White can be heard shouting in the video.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
Near the monastery someone shouting through a bullhorn.
—Chen Yuhong, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
Hostile video appears on screen During a presentation, a video of a man shouting anti‑Israeli rhetoric appeared on the screen.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Players choose a card, which offers a category like pizza toppings or cartoons, and take turns shouting out a word that fits the category and corresponds to a letter on the board that hasn’t already been used.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouting
Verb
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Midway through the fourth quarter, Lee was ejected and had to be restrained by Hornets guard Brandon Miller while yelling at officials for a no-call after Charlotte’s Grant Williams collided with Detroit’s Paul Reed.—
Steve Reed,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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After Lathan Sommerville drew consecutive trips to the line, and no whistle blew when Dent was contacted on a drive, Cronin ran onto the court, throwing his fists in anger, and yelling at an official.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cue everyone with a fur baby of their own crying into their beer and chicken wings.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026
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Flip the switch and the crying baby disappears.—
Adam Cheung,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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Probst is as bad as any of them about this — look back no further than the amount of airtime on Wednesday’s finale that was spent hollering about Savannah making Survivor history by winning as many challenges as five other women in show history.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In the fourth quarter, Hornets coach Charles Lee was tossed from the game and needed to be held back after screaming at officials following a no-call when his player, Grant Williams, collided with Pistons’ Paul Reed.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Police were notified that the man, later identified as Justin Rich, was screaming and damaging cars.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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