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shout

[ shout ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to speak or laugh noisily or unrestrainedly.


verb (used with object)

  1. to utter or yell (something) loudly.
  2. Australian. to treat (another) to a drink, meal, amusement, or the like.

noun

  1. a loud call or cry:

    He gave a shout for help.

  2. a sudden loud outburst, as of laughter.
  3. the act of calling or crying out loudly.

shout

/ ʃʊ /

noun

  1. a loud cry, esp to convey emotion or a command
  2. informal.
    1. a round, esp of drinks
    2. one's turn to buy a round of drinks
  3. informal.
    a greeting (to family, friends, etc) sent to a radio station for broadcasting
  4. informal.
    an occasion on which the members of an emergency service are called out on duty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to utter (something) in a loud cry; yell
  2. intr to make a loud noise
  3. informal.
    tr to treat (someone) to (something), esp a drink
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܳٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dzܳİ noun
  • 󲹱-dzܳĻ adjective
  • ܲ·dzܳĻ adjective
  • ܲ·dzܳiԲ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of shout1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English shoute (noun), shouten (verb); compare Old Norse ūٲ “to scold, chide,” skūti, ūٲ “a taunt”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of shout1

C14: probably from Old Norse ūٲ taunt; related to Old Norse ōٲ to shoot
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Idioms and Phrases

  • all over but the shouting
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Synonym Study

See cry.
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Example Sentences

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So, on Wednesday morning as the house filled with smoke, the boy shouted one of the few words he knows, “Fire! Fire!”

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On Tuesday, a witness who lives near the causeway said he had been alerted to the incident by the children who were with Kaliyah "shouting, screaming".

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They said they had heard shouts and screams and other children who were playing had said a girl had disappeared in the water and they could not find her.

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Further bodyworn footage from the officers arresting Nodwell later on also shows him being aggressive, shouting and swearing at officers, biting the boot of one and spitting at another.

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The man was standing on a balcony in a block of flats overlooking the river and later told Ms Rajaendram he had been alerted to the incident by the children "shouting, screaming", she said.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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