shout Definition
shout (s̸ho̵ut)
noun
- a loud cry or call
- any sudden, loud outburst or uproar
Etymology: orig. uncert.
Austral., N.Z., Informal one's turn to buy a round of drinks, etc.
Etymology: ME schoute, prob. < an OE cognate of ON skūta, a taunt, prob. < IE *(s)kud-, to cry out > scout
transitive verb
- to utter or express in a shout
- Austral., N.Z., Informal to treat (someone) to (a round of drinks, etc.)
intransitive verb
to utter a shout; cry out loudly
shout Related Forms
shout Idioms
shout down
to silence or overwhelm by loud shouting; shout louder than
shout Synonyms
shout Synonyms
shout Usage Examples
Object
- obscenity: Part-timers who shout obscenities like " Sit down " will be ejected from the ground.
- slogan: A book launch in London is preceded by a widely advertised action that involves shouting slogans outside McDonalds for half an hour.
- insult: Shouting insults doesn't make them realize they're being used against the nation's interest.
- abuse: Woman racially abused worker A WOMAN who shouted racial abuse at a restaurant worker has been fined by magistrates.
- encouragement: Thanks to everyone who worked on it, made tea or shouted encouragement.
- expletive: My improved angle made short work of the keystone and I was soon desperately shouting expletives above the now familiar sound of falling rocks.
Converse of object
hear: Suddenly I heard a shout from Dave further behind.
Preposition: into
microphone: I also found that I was shouting into the microphone like one of Alexander Graham Bell's first customers.
Adjective modifier
- loud: A loud shout is a million times more powerful than a whisper.
- angry: Angry shouts came from the gallery as Judge John Sessions sent Baldwin, 53, of Carnegie Close, East Worthing, to prison.
Adjective complement
loud: Not to just shout louder about what party line we ascribe to.
Modifying Another Word
- loudly: The Americans ( three separate groups ) who shouted very loudly in the Italian restaurant in Stirling.
- angrily: Again, I had no option nut to send him off as it was shouted angrily toward me.
Followed by an intransitive particle
across: Our fellows have been in the habit of shouting across to the enemy and we used to get answers from them.
Preposition: of
- laughter: At the entrance to the pier, a group of teenagers are pushing hotdogs into their mouths between shouts of laughter.
- triumph: The time for shouts of triumph is not during the battle, but after the victory.
- praise: Lowly whispered prayers to the saints and the Virgin, followed by shouts of praise or reproach to bulls and matadors!
Preposition: from
rooftop: Now that would be something to boast about and shout from the rooftops!
Preposition: for
Browse dictionary entries near shout
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- ‹ shoulder holster
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