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oohing

verb

present participle of ooh

as in shouting

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Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
The most common type was verbal abuse, including shouting or swearing, which 34% of retail respondents experienced.

— Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouting

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But that’s what has been proposed here even as the sane heads in the City Council and beyond have been howling for, and shown the way toward, efficiencies.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The living room and bedrooms faced 96th, a crosstown corridor over which ambulances and police cars sped day and night, their sirens howling.

— Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of howling

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Perhaps even more notable was his volume at prospect camp practice on Friday, hooting and hollering and firing up his teammates.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The stallion gallops onto the field every time the team scores a touchdown, adding to the reverberating noise of fans hooting and hollering in the stands.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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