SHOUTING

[noun] [U]I heard a lot of shouting and yelling and thought it was just kids mucking around.We could hear shouting and screaming going on in the street outside.If you are within/in shouting distance of something, you are very near to it.Living within shouting distance of the station is very convenient.The management and unions are said to be within shouting distance of a three-year pay agreement.(disapproving) A shouting match is an argument which involves people shouting at each other because they have very strong opinions.Nobody had expected the meeting to solve anything, and it soon degenerated into a shouting match.(figurative) The dispute is the latest in a series of shouting matches (= disagreements) between the two countries over trade.