The angry man shouted at the noisy dog.

Meaning: A person feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility spoke or cried out loudly at a dog making a lot of noise.

Choice of Words: Angry means feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. Shouted is the past tense of shout, which means to speak or cry out loudly. Noisy means making a lot of noise.

Alternative Expressions

The man was very angry and he shouted at the dog because it was making a lot of noise.

Meaning: This means that the man was very upset and he expressed his anger by shouting at the dog.

Choice of Words: Angry means feeling mad or upset. Shouted means to speak in a loud voice. Noisy means making a lot of sound. When you put them together, "The man was very angry and he shouted at the dog because it was making a lot of noise" tells us that the man was upset and he yelled at the dog because it was making too much noise.

The man yelled at the dog because it wouldn't stop barking.

Meaning: This means that the man was annoyed by the dog's barking and he told the dog to be quiet.

Choice of Words: Yelled means to speak in a loud voice. Wouldn't means would not. Stop means to end or cease. Barking is the sound that dogs make. When you put them together, "The man yelled at the dog because it wouldn't stop barking" tells us that the man shouted at the dog because it kept making noise.

The man was furious with the dog for making such a racket.

Meaning: This means that the man was very angry with the dog for being so noisy.

Choice of Words: Furious means very angry. Racket means a lot of noise. When you put them together, "The man was furious with the dog for making such a racket" tells us that the man was very upset with the dog because it was making too much noise.

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