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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
The point guard shouted toward her teammates while coaches huddled together separately.
So, on Wednesday morning as the house filled with smoke, the boy shouted one of the few words he knows, “Fire! Fire!”
On Tuesday, a witness who lives near the causeway said he had been alerted to the incident by the children who were with Kaliyah "shouting, screaming".
They said they had heard shouts and screams and other children who were playing had said a girl had disappeared in the water and they could not find her.
Further bodyworn footage from the officers arresting Nodwell later on also shows him being aggressive, shouting and swearing at officers, biting the boot of one and spitting at another.
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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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