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shouting matches

shouting matches is the plural of shouting match.

Meaning of shouting match

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

Questions about shouting matches

What is shouting matches the plural of?
Shouting matches is the plural of shouting match.

Words near shouting matches in the dictionary

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

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