嚷
shout; make noise; scold
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesverb
to shout; to yell; to call out loudly
Used to describe speaking in a loud, harsh voice that disturbs others.
Stop shouting, everyone is sleeping.
He is shouting downstairs looking for his friend.
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The audience started shouting for the performers to come back on stage.
Do not yell loudly in public places.
He shouted that he had been wronged.
verb
to quarrel; to make a noisy disturbance
informalUsed in informal spoken contexts to describe a noisy, heated argument or commotion.
Quarreling won't help, let's think of another way.
Two neighbors started quarreling at the door.
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Don't quarrel with customers, communicate properly.
Don't make too much noise in the meeting room, it will disturb others.
Don't spread this matter around, let's resolve it privately.
verb
to scold; to rebuke; to reprimand
dialectUsed in regional dialects, especially northern Chinese dialects, to describe being scolded by someone in authority.
If Mom finds out about this, she'll scold me again.
I failed the exam, Dad will definitely scold me.
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The teacher reprimanded the students who were talking in class.
He accidentally broke the vase and is waiting to be scolded by his dad.
The boss reprimanded the employees for the delayed project.