shout
verb (used without object)
to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
had been shouting
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past perfect progressiveof shout.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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One Tehran resident said she and neighbours had been shouting slogans from their windows at night -- something she did for months during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests in 2022.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
A freelance journalist who recorded Neely struggling to free himself, then lapsing into unconsciousness, said he had been shouting at passengers and begging for money aboard the train but had not gotten physical with anyone.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2023
“That’s OK — he doesn’t have to if he doesn’t want to. But judging by some of the reaction, you’d think I had been shouting obscenities in church!”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
But Wawrinka had been very unhappy with what Mirka had been shouting from the stands during the match, and the two exchanged more than a few words in the locker room afterwards.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2022
She had been shouting, she realized with a sudden flush of shame.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
