as in yells
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 howls
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 shouts
Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Mars in your expressive 5th house shouts to reactive Uranus in your 8th House of Inheritances.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Yet there has been no panic internally, nor shouts from players or hierarchy to abandon the plan.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Hilliker shouts as her family applauds them.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Eilish shouts from the open window.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
Waller shouts before firing his weapon shortly after Norton opens fire.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
The stadium trades shouts, and the excitement builds.
—Christina Daves, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Several shouts were audible during the first part of the ceremony, although what was said wasn’t intelligible to an Associated Press reporter in the press room.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Several shouts were audible during the first part of the ceremony, although what was said wasn't intelligible to an Associated Press reporter in the press room.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Four Black commissioners, three white non-Hispanics and six Hispanics found common ground, voting 13-0 for repeal after a boisterous public debate that sometimes dissolved into shouts, jeers and catcalls.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
That the trio’s affection often expresses itself in frustrated shouts, sighed exasperation or muted defeat, has become part of the bargain for 38-year-old Anna, who takes care of and is cared for by her parents (Victor Slezak as Dad and Marceline Hugot as Mom).
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Buena Park girls basketball players Jordyn McKnight and Kerianne Ta’aga said the volume in their locker room at halftime Friday rose to shouts for more energy.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Then, out of the blue, four or five musket shots rang out, followed by shouts and, in an instant, the sound of more than thirty further muskets being fired.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The vote was met by applause and 'thank you' shouts from neighbors in opposition to the project in the audience.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Koy shouts, his excitement echoing in the stadium.
—Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Mars in your expressive 5th house shouts to reactive Uranus in your 8th House of Inheritances.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.
—H.d. Angel, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026
Yet there has been no panic internally, nor shouts from players or hierarchy to abandon the plan.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Hilliker shouts as her family applauds them.
—Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Eilish shouts from the open window.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
Waller shouts before firing his weapon shortly after Norton opens fire.
—Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Dec. 2025
The stadium trades shouts, and the excitement builds.
—Christina Daves, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
Noun
On at least three occasions, one or more protesters interrupted the discussion with shouts from the balcony and floor seats, demanding Newsom do something about privatized prisons and the ICE sweeps of immigrants.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Several shouts were audible during the first part of the ceremony, although what was said wasn’t intelligible to an Associated Press reporter in the press room.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Several shouts were audible during the first part of the ceremony, although what was said wasn't intelligible to an Associated Press reporter in the press room.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Four Black commissioners, three white non-Hispanics and six Hispanics found common ground, voting 13-0 for repeal after a boisterous public debate that sometimes dissolved into shouts, jeers and catcalls.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
That the trio’s affection often expresses itself in frustrated shouts, sighed exasperation or muted defeat, has become part of the bargain for 38-year-old Anna, who takes care of and is cared for by her parents (Victor Slezak as Dad and Marceline Hugot as Mom).
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Buena Park girls basketball players Jordyn McKnight and Kerianne Ta’aga said the volume in their locker room at halftime Friday rose to shouts for more energy.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 31 Jan. 2026
Then, out of the blue, four or five musket shots rang out, followed by shouts and, in an instant, the sound of more than thirty further muskets being fired.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
The vote was met by applause and 'thank you' shouts from neighbors in opposition to the project in the audience.
—Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouts
Verb
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Fleming yells, laughing but also sincerely horrified.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The group can be heard praying while the man yells.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Aquilla Sadalla’s wordless vocals, a gorgeous swell of howls and heaves, complement the arrangement without becoming the focal point.—
Mark Richardson,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Wolf Moon name dates back to Indigenous and early Anglo-Saxon traditions, inspired by the winter wolves whose howls echoed across cold January nights.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Though both of them tear up, neither of them openly cries.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Néfissa cries loudly and with anguish about her son, but refuses to acknowledge his truth.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Two of their younger brothers heard his screams from an adjacent room.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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Magnano then fires nine shots toward Jones, Jones immediately collapses to the ground as people in the area could be heard letting out horrific screams and cries.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Shouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouts. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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