shout
verb (used without object)
to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
were shouting
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past progressiveof shout.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"While in the cell, we were shouting and telling them that people were dying," another survivor Adamu Isah told the Reuters news agency.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
In Tacloban, "some were shocked, some were shouting, running. We need to have drills and simulations so that children will know what to do," she told reporters.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
"They were shouting the whole time, and it got louder during the film's scarier scenes," she tells the BBC.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
And within seconds, both coaches were shouting at each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
The two girls were shouting as loudly as the bullies, but what they were saying was, “That is not cool! Stop picking on those kids!” and “Leave my sister alone! Leave her friends alone!”
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
