shout
verb (used without object)
to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
have been shouting
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present perfect progressiveof shout.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I have been shouting about this for well over a decade and did a TEDx talk on it in 2018.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2025
They have been shouting for President Weah, who has served one term, to go - and chanting "we beat the Buga dancer", referring to a song that became associated with his campaign.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2023
AI ethicists and researchers like Timnit Gebru and Meredith Whittaker have been shouting into the void that an abstract fear of an imminent SkyNet misses the forest for the trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
People have been shouting from their apartment balconies for supplies, prompting the government to plead for calm.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2022
“Help! Police I” the man had cried, and he could have been shouting of danger.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
