She started to shout at me. vs She started shouting at me.

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They convey the same meaning, but the choice between using 'to shout' or 'shouting' is a matter of personal preference or style. Both forms are acceptable and interchangeable.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 4655 views

She started to shout at me.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the beginning of an action where someone starts to shout at another person.

Examples:

She started to shout at me when she realized I had forgotten her birthday.
He started to shout at the referee for making a bad call.
The teacher started to shout at the students for being too noisy.

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She went away, but when she returned for the third time she started to “shout” at me. I have never had seen her so agitated. The fault was mine of course; the ...
... caddy the one I had before wanted to be my one and I chose someone else, then she started to shout at me, I was shocked by the behaviour of a golf caddy.
Aug 13, 2012 ... When I bothered her again with the same questions, she started to shout at me, saying, “My son is beating me as well as his sisters. Whatever ...
go into that area because no sooner had I stopped talking than she started to shout at me violently that I was a bastard, a cheat, that she hated me, and so on.

Alternatives:

She began to shout at me.
She started yelling at me.
She commenced shouting at me.
She initiated shouting at me.
She kicked off shouting at me.

She started shouting at me.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the beginning of an action where someone starts shouting at another person.

Examples:

She started shouting at me when she saw the mess I had made.
He started shouting at his teammates for not following the game plan.
The boss started shouting at the employees for their lack of productivity.

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She started shouting at me and first confirmed it until I pointed out that if an adult accused a child that is bullying too. She started denying it and insult me and ...
Apr 24, 2014 ... Then, she started shouting at me that I needed to carry the things that she had just told me she didn't want me to carry and that I couldn't go ...
Apr 24, 2014 ... I'm going!!!” I was horrified and told her that we don't talk to grown-ups that way and that she should apologize. So, she started shouting at me, ...
Now my question is what should I have done if she started shouting at me? What I think I would have done: Ignore her shouting and look at someplace else.

Alternatives:

She began shouting at me.
She commenced to shout at me.
She initiated to shout at me.
She kicked off to shout at me.
She started to yell at me.

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She started to shout at me. vs She started shouting at me.