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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Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
Every twenty or thirty feet, a hawker would shout and cross the street to shake my hand, or step away from a storefront and fall in beside me.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company in Phoenix Arizona Wilderness got a shout out for its Green Chili Pulled Pork Fries ($15), made with duck fat fries topped with Wilderness beer cheese, pulled pork, green chili and parsley.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
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Verb
There was a man shouting the opening lyrics of each song as his kids rolled their eyes behind me.
—Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2025
Every twenty or thirty feet, a hawker would shout and cross the street to shake my hand, or step away from a storefront and fall in beside me.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Noun
This book is a shout out to the silence that so many women live in every day.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Arizona Wilderness Brewing Company in Phoenix Arizona Wilderness got a shout out for its Green Chili Pulled Pork Fries ($15), made with duck fat fries topped with Wilderness beer cheese, pulled pork, green chili and parsley.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shout. Accessed 5 Aug. 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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