shout

[ shout ]

verb (used without object)

1. to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.

   Synonyms: exclaim, vociferate, yell

   Antonyms: whisper

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.
3. the act of calling or crying out loudly.

shout

/ ʃaʊt /

noun

1. a loud cry, esp to convey emotion or a command
2. informal.
   1. a round, esp of drinks
   2. one's turn to buy a round of drinks
3. informal.
   a greeting (to family, friends, etc) sent to a radio station for broadcasting
4. 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
3. informal.
   tr to treat (someone) to (something), esp a drink

Derived Forms

• ˈshouter, noun

Other Words From

• shouter noun
• half-shouted adjective
• un·shouted adjective
• un·shouting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of shout¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of shout¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

• all over but the shouting

Synonym Study

See cry.

Example Sentences

Another shouts, to no one in particular, “This is our house.”

From ProPublica

Wide receivers, those detached football players who start plays a good shout from the ball and then exert like mad to touch it now and then, finally got themselves another Heisman Trophy on Tuesday night after a 29-year wait.

From Washington Post

About how their shouts caused a crowd to form, and before he knew it, he was surrounded by people.

From Washington Post

As a woman on a bullhorn led shouts of “Justice for Karon,” two men slung a brick and debris at the vehicle, smashing the rear window.

From Washington Post

One of the more tempting product ideas has been the development of the omnipresent always-on video workspace where managers can always see their directs onscreen and team members are only a shout away from getting someone else’s attention.

From TechCrunch

He did not shout “God is great,” but his random act served the purposes of ISIS almost as well.

From The Daily Beast

Another shout-out might have been due to the organization that was leading the protests outside.

From The Daily Beast

For James, wearing the shirt was “more of a shout-out to the family more than anything,” he told the Akron Beacon Journal.

From The Daily Beast

One trucker did shout an obscenity, and a musclebound mechanic told them to go and do something useful like study.

From The Daily Beast

For Mitch McConnell to shout gleefully requires some effort.

From The Daily Beast

She did shout for joy, as with a sweeping stroke or two she lifted her body to the surface of the water.

From Project Gutenberg

A great shout—partly, no doubt, of disappointment—was given when the lions escaped.

From Project Gutenberg

Pearson was loading his gun as fast as possible, when he heard a loud shout, and cries of “Look out!”

From Project Gutenberg

They did not shout as they took their gifts; but still the murmur ran from mouth to mouth: "Bella Madonna, bella Madonna."

From Project Gutenberg

At long last one of the keepers at the entrance to the small cages begins to shout very loudly.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• call out
• cheer
• clamor
• exclaim
• holler
• roar
• scream
• screech
• shriek
• whoop
• yell