shouting

Examples

• All

• And somewhere far north of the shouting, the place was silent.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Others are seized by madness, shouting wildly and running into the streets.

• You hear them calling, shouting your name.

• I mean, the audience was shouting lock her up.

• The kids, hearing the shouting, come to watch from the door of the study.

  Fiction book (1991)

• In silence, we listened to the shouting match in the living room.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Then it dawned on me; the shouting was real, and it was coming from her house.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The lead canoe pulls around the bend, and there is exuberant shouting from the banks close by.

  Academic text (1993)

• The cab halted abruptly and the sound of shouting intruded, dislocating thought and making speech impossible.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The shouting from the crowd was so loud that it echoed through the stadium.

Synonyms

C

cheering

vsshouting

215 1.0

Shouts and applause from a crowd to show support

is the general act of making loud cries, not limited to group support

C

cheer

vsshouting

205 1.0

A loud shout people make to show approval or support

is broader, used for many strong emotions beyond approval

Y

yelling

vsshouting

172 1.0

A loud shout showing pain, anger or strong feeling

is the general act of making loud cries, not necessarily uncontrolled

S

shout

vsshouting

162 1.0

A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling

is the ongoing act of making loud cries rather than one single cry

C

cry

vsshouting

142 1.0

A loud call that an animal or person makes

is the ongoing act of making loud noises rather than a single noisy sound

S

screaming

vsshouting

92 1.9

A very loud high, piercing noise that hurts the ears

is the general act of making loud cries, not specifically high-pitched or piercing

S

screeching

vsshouting

58 3.3

A very loud high sound that hurts your ears

is the general act of making loud cries, not limited to high-pitched harsh sounds

H

howling

vsshouting

47 4.1

A long loud cry that shows strong feeling

is the general act of making loud cries, not necessarily long or drawn out

R

roaring

vsshouting

30 3.4

A deep loud sound like an animal or thunder

is the human act of making loud cries, not general nonhuman noises

W

whooping

vsshouting

20 3.7

A loud shout that shows joy or approval

is more general, covering many emotions not only joyful enthusiasm

S

shrieking

vsshouting

15 3.0

A loud, very high sound like a scream made by a person or animal

is the general act of making loud cries rather than an especially high-pitched one

E

exclamation

vsshouting

12 3.4

A loud cry that shows sudden strong feeling like surprise or pain

is broader, meaning making loud cries in general rather than one sudden burst

B

bellowing

vsshouting

4 5.9

A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar

is about making loud cries but not specifically deep or animal-like

L

loud holler

vsshouting

• US

1 4.1

A very loud shout to show strong feeling or get attention

is the general act of making loud cries, not always especially loud or attention-seeking

H

halloo

vsshouting

• Archaic

1 9.9

A loud shout to call dogs in a hunt or get someone's attention

is making loud cries to express emotion, not only to attract attention

H

hollering

vsshouting

• Informal

5.9

A very loud shout that sounds like an animal call

is the general human act of making loud cries rather than an animal-like call

H

howler

vsshouting

4.4

A loud strong cry that someone or an animal makes

is the general act of making loud cries rather than a single named cry

H

holloa

vsshouting

• Archaic

9.9

A loud shout to get attention from far away

is making loud cries for emotion or support rather than mainly calling out

Antonyms

W

whispering

35 1.9

Speaking very softly using only breath so the words are hard to hear

Idioms

A

all over but the shouting

• Informal

1 9.2

The result is already decided and only small steps remain

A

all over bar the shouting

• UK

9.9

Only small formal steps remain before the result is final

Compounds

S

shouting match

• Informal

7 3.8

A noisy argument in which people try to shout louder than each other

How Loud

screaming

92 1.9

yelling

172 1.0

shouting

129 1.0

speaking

1.4

murmuring

11 3.4

whispering

35 1.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology