shouted; shouting; shouts
1
: to utter a sudden loud cry
2
: to command attention as if by shouting
a quality that shouts from good novels—
John Gardner
John Gardner1
: to utter in a loud voice
2
: to cause to be, come, or stop by or as if by shouting
shouted himself hoarse
the proponents shouted down the opposition
shouter
noun
: a loud cry or call
Examples of shout in a Sentence
Verb
There's no need to shout at me.
well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock
Noun
I gave a sudden shout of surprise when the shower abruptly turned ice-cold.
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At the apartment complex, Phoenix's Special Assignments Unit shouted their presence to those inside before breaking a unit's window and using a battering ram to open a door, as seen in body camera footage shared by police.
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Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Ben Parkinson was warming up on the touchline beside Paul Dummett and Emil Krafth when there was a shout and a point from the dugout.
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Verb
The clip, just over a minute long, shows officers shouting commands as a woman in a keffiyeh steps past a blue line painted on the property.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
At the apartment complex, Phoenix's Special Assignments Unit shouted their presence to those inside before breaking a unit's window and using a battering ram to open a door, as seen in body camera footage shared by police.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
Aragón Aragón is a region that whispers rather than shouts.
—Nigel Hack, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Ben Parkinson was warming up on the touchline beside Paul Dummett and Emil Krafth when there was a shout and a point from the dugout.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shout. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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shout
1 of 2 verb1
: to utter a sudden loud cry
shouted for joy
2
: to utter in a loud voice
shouted out the answers
shouter
noun
shout
2 of 2 noun
: a loud cry or call
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