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shouting match

shouting match noun: an argument or debate characterized by the loudness or intensity of the participants.

Noun

shouting match (plural shouting matches)

  1. An argument or debate characterized by the loudness or intensity of the participants.
    • On these words being read, a furious storm broke out in the meeting. It degenerated into a mere shouting match, in which Dioscorus and his party came off victors.1897, Edith Louisa Butcher, The Story of the Church of Egypt: Being an Outline of the History of the Egyptians Under Their Successive Masters from the Roman Conquest Until Now, page 292
    • When an argument and a shouting match ensued, the crowds outside pushed their way into the poll room.1999, John Carrick Greene, Between Damnation and Starvation, McGill-Queen's University Press, →ISBN, page 160

Synonyms of shouting match

Forms of shouting match

pluralshouting matches

Questions about shouting match

What does shouting match mean?
Shouting match means an argument or debate characterized by the loudness or intensity of the participants.
What part of speech is shouting match?
Shouting match is a noun.
What is the plural of shouting match?
The plural of shouting match is shouting matches.

Words near shouting match in the dictionary

  1. shouting dictation
  2. shouting dictations
  3. shouting down
  4. shouting fire in a crowded theater
  5. shouting from the rooftops
  6. shouting match
  7. shouting matches
  8. shouting out
  9. shouting the odds
  10. shoutingly
  11. shoutings

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