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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 51Թ Forms

  • dzܳİ noun
  • 󲹱-dzܳĻ adjective
  • ܲ·dzܳĻ adjective
  • ܲ·dzܳiԲ adjective
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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Labour should have been within shouting distance of regaining control of Durham -but their vote tumbled.

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I have been shouting into the wind for 15 years that the war on whistleblowers and government sources – started under Barack Obama and continued by Presidents Trump and Biden – was a backdoor war on journalists.

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The Metropolitan Police's counter-terror officers will investigate online videos showing rap trio Kneecap calling for the death of British MPs and shouting "up Hamas, up Hezbollah".

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Mamdani shouting questions at Homan evokes visceral, passionate opposition, especially compared to the tepidity or outright collaboration of some other Democrats like Adams, who promised to help Trump deport immigrants from New York City.

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Others in the crowd shook a wooden fence and shouted at the residence using bullhorns.

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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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