shouting match

noun

1. a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.

Example Sentences

In other corners of the Internet where ground rules and moderators facilitate conversations that don’t spiral into shouting matches, people who had avoided getting vaccinated against the coronavirus are finding reasons to do so.

From Washington Post

In that demo, two voices have an ordinary conversation that quickly escalates into a shouting match.

From Washington Post

A debate that’s been around for decades has become a shouting match.

From Freakonomics

I think it’s been an over-politicized year-long shouting match with very little hard evidence on either side.

From Washington Post

There a shouting match ensued, apparently with the Syrian commander saying I had entered Syria illegally and should be jailed.

From The Daily Beast

Many were drinking; a shouting match broke out, sending onlookers scrambling to prevent a fight.

From The Daily Beast

He didn't mean to; a friend of his had gotten into a drunken shouting match that escalated into a fight.

From The Daily Beast

At half time, her coach berated her, and a shouting match erupted.

From The Daily Beast

So Bringuier got into a shouting match with him on the street corner, and I think some blows were exchanged, I am not sure.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• controversy
• dispute
• quarrel
• squabble
• trouble