shout Hear it!

shout Definition

shout (s̸ho̵ut)

noun

  1. a loud cry or call
  2. any sudden, loud outburst or uproar

  3. 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

  1. to utter or express in a shout
  2. 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′er noun

shout Idioms

shout down

to silence or overwhelm by loud shouting; shout louder than

shout Synonyms

shout

n.

yell, roar, bellow, scream; see cry 1, yell 1.

shout Synonyms

shout

v.

screech, roar, scream; see yell.

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

  • joy: And look at Job 38 verse 7: the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?
  • penalty: On the half hour Bedford had a loud shout for a penalty which was turned down by referee S. Rubery.