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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Bryan West, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
As the second half began, he was seen shouting instructions down toward the field, presumably to assistant coaches, who seemed to be within earshot.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Its removable outer layer also makes Sleep Number’s one of the easiest blankets on this list to clean, by far (a great shout out for anyone who’s used to cleaning their covers more regularly).
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Also shout out to my colleague and friend Nicole Hester who took phenomenal photos of the show.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
As the second half began, he was seen shouting instructions down toward the field, presumably to assistant coaches, who seemed to be within earshot.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
Yet the debilitating anxiety, the brooding anger, the nagging sorrow, the lingering self-doubt: All there, lodged within his distinctive baritone, and the hisses, shouts, pleas and sighs comprising his deliveries.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Its removable outer layer also makes Sleep Number’s one of the easiest blankets on this list to clean, by far (a great shout out for anyone who’s used to cleaning their covers more regularly).
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shout. Accessed 25 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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