叫嚣

叫囂
jiàoxiāo
verb #21,830

Meanings

  1. 1 to clamor
  2. 2 to hoot
  3. 3 to shout loudly and aggressively
  4. 4 to bluster

Examples

Rénqún jiàoxiāo zhe yāoqiú tuìkuǎn.
The crowd clamored loudly demanding refunds.
Tā zài wǎngshàng jiàoxiāo, xiànshí zhōng què dǎnxiǎo rú shǔ.
He blusters online but is as timid as a mouse in real life.
Fǎnduìzhě zài huìchǎng wài jiàoxiāo bùzhǐ.
Protestors clamored incessantly outside the venue.

Tips

usage
叫嚣 carries a negative connotation — it implies loud, aggressive, unreasonable shouting, often from a mob or a bully. It is stronger and more pejorative than simply (to shout) or (to cry out loudly).

Stroke Order

jiào
xiāo