#shouting
Do you ever find yourself over-using the word “shout” (or “shouted” or “shouting”) in your writing? Try using these words instead:
- yell / yelled / yelling
- scream / screamed / screaming
- shriek / shrieked / shrieking
- bellow / bellowed / bellowing
- holler / hollered / hollering
- cheer / cheered / cheering
- bark / barked / barking
- squeal / squealed / squealing
- howl / howled / howling
- roar / roared / roaring
- hoot / hooted / hooting
- call / called / calling
- squawk / squawked / squawking
- screech / screeched / screeching
- exclaim / exclaimed / exclaiming
- whoop / whooped / whooping
- boom / boomed / booming
- whoop / whooped / whooping
- erupt / erupted / erupting
- cry out / cried out / crying out
(NOTE: Keep in mind that all of these words have slightly different meanings and are associated with different emotions/scenarios.)
“he raises his voice
higher than he would his hands
and for that I guess
I should be
grateful”
- d.c.
It was hot (like 33c) and I was confused and bored. I was walking along a very scenic route when I found legit the poshest nicest garden with loads of shade. I was reading a very good book (tale of two cities) and was like heyyyyy. Nice shade.
And so my heat oppressed brain decided it would be a good idea to sit in this fact ass garden and read…. turns out… people don’t like strangers in their garden. And so this angry posh guy shouted at me like I was some animal from the window. Obviously. I ran off. But hey. RUDE.