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SHOUTING

Pronunciation (US):

• SHOUTING (noun)
The noun SHOUTING has 2 senses:

1. encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
2. uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

Familiarity information: SHOUTING used as a noun is rare.

• SHOUTING (adjective)
The adjective SHOUTING has 1 sense:

1. noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts

Familiarity information: SHOUTING used as an adjective is very rare.

• SHOUTING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

cheering; shouting

Context example:

it's all over but the shouting

Hypernyms ("shouting" is a kind of...):

encouragement (the expression of approval and support)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

yelling; shouting

Hypernyms ("shouting" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

• SHOUTING (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts

Synonyms:

crying; shouting; yelling

Context examples:

a crying mass of rioters / shouting fans / the yelling fiend

Similar:

noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)

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(Albanian proverb)
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(Arabic proverb)
"Do not wake sleeping dogs."
(Dutch proverb)

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