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

“The crowd, the people shouting, making noise. It gives us the energy to push for them, because they came for us.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I shouted that it wasn’t fair, that I needed her,” Mr Turetta said, adding that he killed her after getting “very angry” when she tried to get out of the car.

From BBC

Family members in court cheered as the sentence was passed down by the judge, while another person in the public gallery shouted "rot in hell".

From BBC

Yet within minutes the street's peace and quiet was shattered by the screech of glass cutters, the baying of startled dogs, then shouts of "police."

From BBC

“Kids were separated from their fathers and husbands,” shouted an elderly woman whose dark eyes blazed with anger.

From BBC

Related Words

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