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—
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: 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
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the WebAspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Avoid prints like the plague In Beckham’s world, someone’s everyday clothes should whisper as opposed to shout.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
But this year, the hottest and driest place in America might as well be shouting.
—Alice Li, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Two days of anger Medvedev’s outburst comes a day after he was asked not to shout at a line judge by veteran chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani during a heated exchange in his second round victory over Gaël Monfils.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The actual moment when the disk of the moon locked into place brought on a collective gasp and shout, and then beneath the darkness, along the horizon line from Canada down to Ticonderoga, there appeared a blessed twilight, a rim of impossible sunset.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
In February of 2021, Wallen apologized after a video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur in Nashville that prompted swift backlash from the music industry.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Advertisement As the car drove off, Gonzalez shouted and opened fire.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Still, gunfire is heard in the audio even as the deputy shouts instructions.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
The nameless deputy heard in the audio shouts to her amid the sound of gunshots just before she is shot by another deputy.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth erupted in shouts heard a mile away
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—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
In early 2023, Dolph gave his younger daughter a shout out on his Instagram.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
His work is an aural document of the slaughterhouse on the other side of the wall (the gunfire, the shouts) while Mica Levi’s score is an abstracted primal scream.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
There’s guitar playing, singing, shouts of hallelujah, hugs, Bible reading and praying.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
Lima let out an audible shout before referee Chris Tognoni stopped the fight and announced that Severino had been disqualified from the fight, awarding the win to Lima.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
But after the loss to Mexico, the whispers built into a shout.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
Verb
An archaeologist excavating an ancient burial site in Croatia picked up a rock — and started shouting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
Avoid prints like the plague In Beckham’s world, someone’s everyday clothes should whisper as opposed to shout.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
But this year, the hottest and driest place in America might as well be shouting.
—Alice Li, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Two days of anger Medvedev’s outburst comes a day after he was asked not to shout at a line judge by veteran chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani during a heated exchange in his second round victory over Gaël Monfils.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
The actual moment when the disk of the moon locked into place brought on a collective gasp and shout, and then beneath the darkness, along the horizon line from Canada down to Ticonderoga, there appeared a blessed twilight, a rim of impossible sunset.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
In February of 2021, Wallen apologized after a video surfaced of him shouting a racial slur in Nashville that prompted swift backlash from the music industry.
—USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Advertisement As the car drove off, Gonzalez shouted and opened fire.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Still, gunfire is heard in the audio even as the deputy shouts instructions.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Noun
When the two steelworkers go hunting in the mountains, the sound of De Niro’s shout fills the emptiness like a thunderstorm.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2024
The nameless deputy heard in the audio shouts to her amid the sound of gunshots just before she is shot by another deputy.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth erupted in shouts heard a mile away
→ Chiefs’ Rashee Rice releases statement on Dallas racing crash via attorney
→ Tarrant County considers plan to reorganize administration of criminal courts
🚨Get free alerts when news breaks.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
In early 2023, Dolph gave his younger daughter a shout out on his Instagram.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2024
His work is an aural document of the slaughterhouse on the other side of the wall (the gunfire, the shouts) while Mica Levi’s score is an abstracted primal scream.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
There’s guitar playing, singing, shouts of hallelujah, hugs, Bible reading and praying.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
Lima let out an audible shout before referee Chris Tognoni stopped the fight and announced that Severino had been disqualified from the fight, awarding the win to Lima.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
But after the loss to Mexico, the whispers built into a shout.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shout. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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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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