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noun

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Recent Examples of shout
Verb
Turn to face the shore, tread water, and signal for help by shouting or waving your arms. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2025 Throughout their relationship, Jenner and Booker kept their romance mostly private, although the pair shouted each other out on social media for their respective birthdays in 2021. Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
The whistles and shouts continued to ring out, with Bonzo then being continuously booed after play resumed. Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025 The final surprise came when his grandma’s excited shouts filled her home as Eric shocked her in her kitchen. Allison Moses, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
  • Head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens yells down field against the Buffalo Bills during the first quarter at Highmark Stadium on September 07, 2025 in Orchard Park, New York.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Kylie then filmed herself running through the house, yelling at everyone inside about the prank.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The wind’s howl filled my left ear and the music blasted from my speakers filled my right.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the winners, the brewery will offer consolation prizes to participants with the best costume, the slowest race time and the best howl.
    Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inside, hundreds of people huddled together, crying.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Several dozen students gathered under half-staff flags — some crying quietly, others clutching flowers.
    Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Voices gasped, exhaled for a beat, then rose up in screams of horror.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In fact, the night’s singer-guitarist sang all the hits of the ‘00s and nearly everyone was scream-singing along.
    Tim McGovern, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The pair is seen crawling through a wildflower field, dancing, and jumping, but also hollering at each other, brandishing knives, and at some point, Lawrence licks a window with zeal.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Martin was onstage with Sweeney, Michôd and the rest of the cast as the Princess of Wales Theatre crowd hollered.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • From there, most of the trailer consists of rapid-fire flashes of unsettling imagery, including a man yelling with blood dripping from his mouth, muddy human footsteps on a hardwood floor, blood rinsing down a bathtub drain, and a distressed shriek from Indy.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Was this what some people called analytic contentment?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Laura Ashley has also worked with fragrance specialists Freckleface on a handmade candle called Vintage 100 that combines two of Laura’s favorite scents, English rose and wild blackberries.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Instead of chocolate or a throwaway trinket, this calendar delivers 25 days of genuine squeal-worthy surprises.
    Katie Ann Lehman, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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