shout

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verb (used without object)
  1. to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.

  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.

  1. the act of calling or crying out loudly.

Origin of shout

1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English shoute (noun), shouten (verb); compare Old Norse skūta “to scold, chide,” skūti, skūta “a taunt”

synonym study For shout

1. See cry.

Other words for shout

Opposites for shout

Other words from shout

  • shouter, noun
  • half-shouted, adjective
  • un·shout·ed, adjective
  • un·shout·ing, adjective

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How to use shout in a sentence

  • He put his fists in the air, he half shouted and half sobbed at us.

  • The injured man slowly opened his eyes as the name was half shouted.

    The Daughter of Anderson Crow | George Barr McCutcheon
  • One half shouted to the other half, there remained not a girl in the houses to look after the soup.

  • John Angus half shouted, jumping to his feet and going toward Philip with an almost threatening gesture.

    Poppea of the Post-Office | Mabel Osgood Wright
  • I half-shouted, half-groaned, as I turned to meet the Chinese valet with the morning cup of tea.

    The City in the Clouds | C. Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for shout

shout

/ (ʃaʊt) /


noun
  1. a loud cry, esp to convey emotion or a command

  2. informal, British, Australian and NZ

    • a round, esp of drinks

    • one's turn to buy a round of drinks

  1. informal a greeting (to family, friends, etc) sent to a radio station for broadcasting

  2. informal an occasion on which the members of an emergency service are called out on duty

verb
  1. to utter (something) in a loud cry; yell

  2. (intr) to make a loud noise

  1. (tr) Australian and NZ informal to treat (someone) to (something), esp a drink

Origin of shout

1
C14: probably from Old Norse skūta taunt; related to Old Norse skjōta to shoot

Derived forms of shout

  • shouter, noun

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Other Idioms and Phrases with shout

shout

In addition to the idioms beginning with shout

  • shout down
  • shout from the rooftops

also see:

  • all over but the shouting

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