as in to yell
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock
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as in howl
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
I gave a sudden shout of surprise when the shower abruptly turned ice-cold
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Recent Examples of shout
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Others shouted out glazed lemon bars and lemon poppy muffins.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Plamondon gave a shout out to pinot grigio from Friuli, viognier and riesling in multiple styles and climates.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Favorite hobbies: Making music, playing competitive dodgeball, snowboarding, watching horror movies, shouting at the moon to assert dominance, and vibing with my golden retriever, Rupert.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Others shouted out glazed lemon bars and lemon poppy muffins.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
And right before the clip cuts out, a shout of excitement can be heard from within as Stogner breaks the news.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Plamondon gave a shout out to pinot grigio from Friuli, viognier and riesling in multiple styles and climates.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
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According to Smollett, while returning from a Subway restaurant in Chicago in the early hours of Jan. 29, 2019, someone yelled homophobic and racial slurs at him.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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The drivers pulled up next to each other with the Sierra to the left of the Tundra whose driver rolled down his window and yelled at Dousten who shouted back and pulled out a handgun, according to court documents.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In several images, Kim is seen embracing crying children and embracing soldiers.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Relief is felt throughout the situation room, but not least for Dalton and Sylvie, who cry with Alex over the satellite phone.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Martinez stars as the titular Lupe, head of a Latinx punk rock band who discovers only her piercing musical scream can stop an alien invasion.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Their two children heard their father scream but did not see the violence, Price said.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Wait for a second, some holler out, the AI should never be making any kind of assessment or evaluation of the mental fragility associated with humans.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The communal experience of seeing movies in theaters was on full display at the weekend box office as audiences across the country screeched, screamed and hollered together when watching New Line’s original horror pic Weapons.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
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After a brief chat with the other players in my group, we are whisked down stairs and along corridors – whose décor is akin to that found in a Scottish castle – passing doors from which come shrieks of denunciation and denial.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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In one particularly raw moment, a woman studying the photographs let out a sudden shriek.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Korean pop star Cha Eun-woo draws squeals from the crowd of fans gathered out front, while security ushers Lacy through a small throng of civilians on the side of the building, up to where he’s supposed to have his photo taken.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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After the initial squeals and giggles, Taylor Swift fans immediately got to work, combing all seven photos of Swift for outfit details and clues about their relationship status.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 July 2025
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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