shouting

«shouting» in Mova's school dictionary: saying something very loudly, using a big voice — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (-ing form of shout: shout, shouts, shouted, shouting); noun (shouting, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Shouting means saying something very loudly, using a big voice. tree →

2) People shout to call someone far away, to warn of danger, or because they are angry or excited. tree →

3) As a noun, shouting is the noise of people talking very loudly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories shouting shows strong feelings (anger, fear, excitement) or distance; «shouting at someone» is angry, «shouting to someone» is to be heard. In safety lessons you shout for help, or shout «Stop!» or «Fire!» to warn people. At school there are rules about inside voices and not shouting in class or in the library. Phrases: shout at, shout for help, shout out an answer, a shouting match.

examples

• The children were shouting and cheering at the football match. tree →
• Please stop shouting; I can hear you. tree →
• If you are lost or in danger, shouting for help is the right thing to do. tree →
• Dad was shouting to us from the other side of the field. tree →
• We heard shouting in the street and looked out of the window. tree →
• Don't shout out the answer; put your hand up. tree →
• She was shouting because she was angry with her brother. tree →
• The lifeguard was shouting «Swim back to the beach!» tree →
• In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting "Wolf! tree →

note

«Shouting» is the -ing form; past is «shouted» (regular). «Shout at someone» usually means angrily; «shout to someone» means so they can hear. Shouting is not the same as screaming (a high, scared or excited cry) or yelling (a very similar word, more common in the USA).

In the corpora

• To help someone with poor hearing, face them and speak clearly, without shouting.
• The boots weren't worth all that shouting."
• Most grown-ups calm down quickly after shouting and feel bad about it; shouting does not mean they stop loving you.
• Arguments on TV get people watching, so some are allowed or even planned; that does not make shouting a good idea.
• Vivid example: in a lounge in Auckland, Alfie watches young people in a villa shouting at each other.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «shouting» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.