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
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Officers soon arrived at the door, shouting commands.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
On the basketball court below, players’ shouts reverberate off the walls, as a banana vendor ambles along the baseline.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
David shouted into a microphone while facing the couple at the reception.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Officers soon arrived at the door, shouting commands.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
Furrowed brows, smiles, shouts and tears occupied the faces of passionate protesters, who bellowed chants that echoed off the concrete sky-rise buildings.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2025
On the basketball court below, players’ shouts reverberate off the walls, as a banana vendor ambles along the baseline.
—Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
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In the montage of multiple bodycam video recordings, multiple officers are heard yelling repeatedly at a woman identified by the LAPD as Lauren.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the heated moments before Shriner was shot on April 8, police officers are seen in the videos behind a tall fence yelling at Shriner to put down her gun as loud helicopters circle overhead.—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Parsons cried on the Bleacher Report live broadcast.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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People in the audience were crying, for God’s sake.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now, Hanson and Norman say, that display has moved onto social media, where teens’ For You Pages are flooded with acceptance videos featuring screams of joy and tears.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Often reserved on the court, Holiday celebrated with a loud scream while walking toward the Boston huddle.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since the theatrical release of Minecraft last Friday, dozens of videos have hit social media showing young audiences hooting, hollering, jumping from their seats, and throwing popcorn during certain scenes.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the end of the run-through the audience whoops and hollers, clapping, whistling, and stomping their feet.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The music rises calmly, until a machine groans and a siren shrieks.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2025
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The air was filled with the shrieks of men in agony, the crackle of machine gun fire, and the thunderous explosions that shook the ground.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
7 Dec. 2024
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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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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Listen for a squeal and know that your prank was a success! 20.—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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