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shout
[shout]
verb (used without object)
to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
Antonyms: whisperto 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
/ ʃaʊt /
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
Other Word Forms
- shouter noun
- half-shouted adjective
- unshouted adjective
- unshouting adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shout1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shout1
Idioms and Phrases
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Minutes earlier one of the speakers had shouted: "Keep Britain white. Keep Scotland white. Keep Scotland Scottish."
Mr Sandhu's address to the jury was then interrupted by an outburst from Mr Hussein who repeatedly shouted an obscenity denying it.
"No! I didn't realise I locked it in, sorry!" she shouted.
As her evidence finished, Ms Wandelt sobbed loudly and was led away from the dock after shouting "why are you doing this to me?"
People danced and sang and shouted and cheered, and it wasn’t about the past; it was about what was happening in front of them right at that moment.
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