shout fire in a crowded theater (English, verb)
expansion: shout fire in a crowded theater (third-person singular simple present shouts fire in a crowded theater, present participle shouting fire in a crowded theater, simple past and past participle shouted fire in a crowded theater)
Senses:
glosses: To say something which is not protected by the First Amendment's right to freedom of speech because it would incite violence, panic or lawlessness.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: shouts fire in a crowded theater
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shouting fire in a crowded theater
tags: participle
present
form: shouted fire in a crowded theater
tags: participle
past
form: shouted fire in a crowded theater
tags: past