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shout
[ shout ]
verb (used without object)
- to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to speak or laugh noisily or unrestrainedly.
verb (used with object)
- to utter or yell (something) loudly.
- Australian. to treat (another) to a drink, meal, amusement, or the like.
noun
- a loud call or cry:
He gave a shout for help.
- a sudden loud outburst, as of laughter.
- the act of calling or crying out loudly.
shout
/ ʃʊ /
noun
- a loud cry, esp to convey emotion or a command
- informal.
- a round, esp of drinks
- one's turn to buy a round of drinks
- informal.a greeting (to family, friends, etc) sent to a radio station for broadcasting
- informal.an occasion on which the members of an emergency service are called out on duty
verb
- to utter (something) in a loud cry; yell
- intr to make a loud noise
- informal.tr to treat (someone) to (something), esp a drink
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- dzܳİ noun
- -dzܳĻ adjective
- ܲ·dzܳĻ adjective
- ܲ·dzܳiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shout1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shout1
Idioms and Phrases
- all over but the shouting
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Labour should have been within shouting distance of regaining control of Durham -but their vote tumbled.
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.
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".
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.
Others in the crowd shook a wooden fence and shouted at the residence using bullhorns.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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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