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
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Her family is careful about visitors, too; the neighbor kids, for example, wave and shout greetings from the doorway instead of crowding inside.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
But any team overtaking McLaren, which won the constructors’ championship by more than 360 points last year, will also have a shout.
—The Athletic, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Verb
On top of notably similar minimalist styling, Markle even shouted out CBK's minimalist dress as her favorite celebrity wedding dress of all time during a 2016 interview.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Her family is careful about visitors, too; the neighbor kids, for example, wave and shout greetings from the doorway instead of crowding inside.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
The guides give a few shouts and the cats move on.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
But any team overtaking McLaren, which won the constructors’ championship by more than 360 points last year, will also have a shout.
—The Athletic, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
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As the record was announced to those in attendance, Smith was yelling at his teammates on the bench.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Sosa can be heard yelling in Spanish, accusing officers of abuse, as additional officers arrive on scene.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump’s media-bashing, often a dull roar in the background, is an unusually loud howl right now.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 2026
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As the howls got louder, the mother eagle woke up.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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New phone footage leaked to TMZ appears to show Paul putting Mortensen in a choke hold and hurling metal chairs at him; a child cries.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Shortly after the stool is thrown, her daughter, who was nearby on the sofa during the fight, can be heard crying.—
Pilar Melendez,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The silence has transformed into screams.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Now all that's left to do is scream-sing along to Wilson Phillips.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sit in a deck chair and hoot and holler at skiers going by.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Those take-one-for-the-team moments had the Lakers’ reserves up and hollering.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The shriek of mourning is not a metaphor but an ongoing condition the medium makes material.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One young attendee could be seen lying unconscious in vomit in an alley along West Broadway while his friend called the police.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Production plans call for an initial deployment of dozens of units this year, scaling to thousands annually as manufacturing capacity expands.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Once inside, however, the miscreant sister communicates (via walkie-talkie) in a squeal of wordless agony.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mary Lattimore’s harp spangles the background, while Camille Getz drags her violin across the track, a clever acoustic rendering of a classic shoegaze guitar squeal.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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