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Idioms: shouting, screaming, yelling
"Don't shout!", "Be quiet!", "You're deafening me..."; how many times have you heard
these words, as kids, adolescents and even adults, sometimes?
Shouting is rude, it's disrespectful! 
Yet, shouting is allowed to call for help (advisedly...), if you're suffering a lot, or are
extremely frightened...
| To shout/ to yell// a shout/ a yell |
| To scream/ to howl// a scream/ a howl |
| To shriek / a shriek |
| To cry out/ to exclaim |
| To bawl |
| To shout for help |
| To shout at sb |
| To shout something out to sb |
| To scream/ howl with pain |
She's shrieking with pain... The dog's howling...
| To whisper/ a whisper |
| To mumble / a mumble |
| To mutter/ a mutter |
| To clear one's throat |
- To whisper something, to say something in a whisper
- To whisper back, to answer in a whisper
He's shouting for help To clear one's throat
| To moan/ to groan// a moan/ a groan |
| To grunt/ a grunt |
| To snarl/ to growl// a snarl/ a growl |
| To croak |
He's whispering in her ear They're cheering their team
| To cheer/ cheering |
| To stammer/ To stutter// a stammer/ a stutter |
| A stammerer/ a stutterer |
| To whistle/ to give a whistle |
| To sigh/ to give a sigh// a sigh |
To whistle: (general action) He was whistling (action in progress).
- but: To give a whistle: (a punctual action) He gave a whistle when
he saw the vintage car.
... with one voice... He's st-st-st-stammering...
- His voice is breaking
- To speak in a low/ loud voice
- To have lost one's voice
- To have a deep voice
- To have a thin voice
As loud as you can...
| A stentorian voice |
| soft |
| shrill |
| high-pitched |
| piping |
| melodious |
| rough |
| harsh |
| gravelly/ rasping |
| hoarse |
| husky |
- an inside voice: a calm, quiet and controlled voice, appropriate for an indoor place;
// an outside voice: a wild, loud or uncontrolled voice, not appropriate for an indoor place.
- ... at the top of your voice: as loud as you can.
- To find one's voice: to find one's own artistic style.
- To keep one's voice down: to speak in a hushed voice or whisper;
- To make one's voice heard: to make sure that one's opinion or point of view is heard.
- To raise one's voice against an idea: to condemn or oppose someone or something.
- your still small voice: your conscience (religious meaning)
- with one voice: unanimously
- A good voice to beg bacon: to mock a voice as being unpleasant, harsh or inadequate.
- A voice crying in the wilderness: expressing an unpopular idea that's refused.
I hope you didn't shout with horror, or with pain... and that you are quietly going to face
the test! Go for it... and thanks for working with me! 
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