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
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Eilish shouts from the open window.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
The stadium trades shouts, and the excitement builds.
—Christina Daves, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
As Almanza quietly slides the door open for a closer look, a panicked voice shouts from behind the building.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Greta Lee and Timothée Chalamet are both partial to the New York City Ballet hat, while Kaia Gerber cheekily shouts out Cole Escola.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Robak shouts through a megaphone in a video recording of the moment.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The person filming also shouts in terror as the video captures the scale of the disaster before news of the crash sent shock through the community.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Nothing about WristbandGuy shouts at all.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2026
Other shouts will inevitably go out to The Strawberry next door to Newcastle United or The Colliery Tavern beside Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Cheers and shouts were strong from the various cheering sections for nominees.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
The women's argument escalates from shouts to pushing and ultimately to pulling each other's hair as other lawmakers try to intervene.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The cries mixed with disturbances, the chants of encouragement with shouts from the police and hooligans.
—Esteban Campanela, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Unlike conspicuous consumption, quiet luxury whispers rather than shouts, favoring rarity, meaning, and intentionality.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Up ahead, two men argued, their shouts and curses drowning out the hum of a helicopter that circled in the distance.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
The stadium trades shouts, and the excitement builds.
—Christina Daves, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
As Almanza quietly slides the door open for a closer look, a panicked voice shouts from behind the building.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
Greta Lee and Timothée Chalamet are both partial to the New York City Ballet hat, while Kaia Gerber cheekily shouts out Cole Escola.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2025
Robak shouts through a megaphone in a video recording of the moment.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The person filming also shouts in terror as the video captures the scale of the disaster before news of the crash sent shock through the community.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Nothing about WristbandGuy shouts at all.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
There would be no third consecutive title, no hoisting of the championship cup over heads, no giddy laughter or shouts of joy.
—Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2026
Other shouts will inevitably go out to The Strawberry next door to Newcastle United or The Colliery Tavern beside Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
Cheers and shouts were strong from the various cheering sections for nominees.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
The women's argument escalates from shouts to pushing and ultimately to pulling each other's hair as other lawmakers try to intervene.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The cries mixed with disturbances, the chants of encouragement with shouts from the police and hooligans.
—Esteban Campanela, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
Unlike conspicuous consumption, quiet luxury whispers rather than shouts, favoring rarity, meaning, and intentionality.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Up ahead, two men argued, their shouts and curses drowning out the hum of a helicopter that circled in the distance.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouts
Verb
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Everybody yells at me all the time.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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But leadership isn’t about who yells the loudest.—
Brilyn Hollyhand,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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United Methodist leadership with the bishop’s office preached to students, who welcomed the leaders with excited howls.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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The long recess has drawn howls of protest from Democratic leaders, who have returned to Washington to demand negotiations that might lead to a bipartisan spending bill that could reopen the government.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For one, the choice to keep football out of the Canton mall development gets some pushback and publicity, including from a former Cleveland Browns player who cries on the news about it.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
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The majority of the action, however, unfolds in a claustrophobic one-shot inside a tent, with our heroes quaking at the whoops and cries surrounding them.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For KATSEYE‘s Megan, that revelation arrived not during the live reveal or from celebratory screams, but in the glow of KATSEYE’s group chat.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2025
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A day that started all warm and quiet and cozy has now spiraled into screams of heresy and hearsay punctuated by occasional wrestling matches on the carpet.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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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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The epic shot shows the massive scale of the Sphere as the Chicago Bulls theme plays in the background and Chalamet enthusiastically hoots and hollers in celebration.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
22 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Shouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shouts. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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