noun

shouting

shouting, yelling

I could hear shouting from next door.

I could hear shouting from next door.

There was a lot of shouting at the match.

There was a lot of shouting at the match.

((shouting)) from (a place) I heard shouting from the street.

Synonyms: yelling, screaming, roaring; Antonyms: whispering, silence, murmur

From the verb 'shout' + '-ing' suffix, which forms a noun indicating an action or its result. 'Shout' is from Middle English 'shouten'.

Imagine the sound 'SH' for quiet, then 'OUT' for loud. The '-ing' makes it the continuous sound of this action.

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