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shouting the odds

shouting the odds is the present participle and gerund of shout the odds.

Meaning of shout the odds

Verb

shout the odds (third-person singular simple present shouts the odds, present participle shouting the odds, simple past and past participle shouted the odds)

  1. (UK, colloquial) To talk loudly or boastfully; to make a verbal fuss.
    • He's shouting the odds at the Airdrie players when the Ref nods to two Police. And he's still shouting and bawling when the Police drag him away backwards up the terraces and make him stand in the damp shade and dripping rain.2011, Des Dillon, Return Of The Busby Babes, page 107

Questions about shouting the odds

What is shouting the odds the present participle and gerund of?
Shouting the odds is the present participle and gerund of shout the odds.

Words near shouting the odds in the dictionary

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

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