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
Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Pathan kept trying, but Goswami, his hair flying, shouted over him.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
The woman was hustled out by Microsoft personnel without further incident but her shouts could be heard throughout the tent erected at the company’s headquarters for the presentation.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Princeton students confronted by anti-Israel protesters at campus event
Princeton senior Danielle Shapiro joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss how anti-Israel protesters disrupted a campus lecture by a former Israeli prime minister, shouting anti-Semitic chants and targeting students.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Pathan kept trying, but Goswami, his hair flying, shouted over him.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Top watches: Cartier presented refined evolutions of its Tank and Santos lines, showing how modernity can be a whisper, not a shout.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
The woman was hustled out by Microsoft personnel without further incident but her shouts could be heard throughout the tent erected at the company’s headquarters for the presentation.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
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As O’Neil’s trailer for Slauson Rec indicates, the school had unconventional training methods; in one glimpse of the footage, the Honey Boy writer-star is seen yelling at students.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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Another student, under the same video, said that their entire class was merely yelled at for doing it.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
7 May 2025
Verb
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And so that was my struggle throughout the whole scene — just trying not to cry.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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People could be heard screaming and crying in the video, which appeared to show several people injured on the ground and baggage strewn about, as first responders attended to the scene.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Travelers in the next room heard her screams and called hotel staff, who then called police.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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As his kids play around him, their playful shrieks blend with the screams and explosions of war.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Morgan Rielly was the only player breaking the silence, hooting and hollering with every goal in an exaggerated and hilarious way.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Never mind that these dudes are whooping, hollering and jumping up and down in a state of hormonal overload, all over a music video resembling a cheesy ’80s aerobics instructional.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The little shriek Hardy lets out when Venom headbutts him in the face?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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The music rises calmly, until a machine groans and a siren shrieks.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 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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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
Cite this Entry
“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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