嚷嚷 (rāng) — (colloquial) to shout, to yell noisily; (colloquial) to make a fuss, to complain loudly; (colloquial) to spread (news) around indiscreetly
Definition
A colloquial reduplicated verb (bound form — always reduplicates as 嚷嚷) meaning to shout noisily, make a fuss, or spread news indiscreetly. Stays strictly spoken; never use in formal writing.
bound form
(colloquial) to shoutto yell noisily(colloquial) to make a fussto complain loudly(colloquial) to spread (news) around indiscreetly
Examples
- 嚷嚷，。Bié rāng le, dà jiā dōu zài shuì jiào.Stop shouting, everyone is sleeping.
- 嚷嚷。Tā wèi le zhè diǎn xiǎo shì jiù rāng gè bù tíng.She kept making a fuss over such a trivial matter.
- ，嚷嚷。Zhè jiàn shì hái méi què dìng, nǐ bié dào chù rāng.This matter hasn't been decided yet, don't spread it around everywhere.
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