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
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Patchett shouts out fellow authors in the novel, including George Saunders, Paul Murray and Kiran Desai.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
As promised, Ali shoots him, and as everyone panics and hits the floor, Ali shouts that Alamo Brown needs to come out.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 June 2026
So shouts an unnamed (and slightly out-of-focus) soldier just as the helicopters land in the central battle sequence in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
There have been sometimes somebody shouts in protests.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
This grand procession of Edmonia’s work is an act of reclamation—a gathering in her name that shouts through stone and into the eons.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Molina-Mulcahy additionally shouts out color as a major sunglasses trend for 2026.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
Patientce Foster, her long-time creative director, shouts in approval.
—Jazmine Hughes, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Gone are the shouts, squeals, and Bowie impressions of 2022’s Freewave Lucifer fck.
—Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026
At times, the school board auditorium broke out into shouts between the groups who supported Alzubi’s reassignment and those who opposed it.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Once inside, any sense of peace dissipates in the vociferous shouts from the local crowd, who create a hostile environment for any foreign player.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The offer was met with shouts, laughs and cheers from the crowd.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Organizers for Eurovision said that a few of the disruptive attendees were removed from the arena, and their shouts were edited out of the performance clip posted by Eurovision online.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 13 May 2026
The shouts become whistles of joy.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Lane uses his loud, outside voice to excellent effect, his shouts of exasperation and anger giving way to instant regret and recrimination.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
The emotional high point comes at the bridge, when the song transforms into a stomp-clap rhythm and Rodrigo shouts the lyrics with abandon.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 June 2026
Patchett shouts out fellow authors in the novel, including George Saunders, Paul Murray and Kiran Desai.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
As promised, Ali shoots him, and as everyone panics and hits the floor, Ali shouts that Alamo Brown needs to come out.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 June 2026
So shouts an unnamed (and slightly out-of-focus) soldier just as the helicopters land in the central battle sequence in Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
There have been sometimes somebody shouts in protests.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
This grand procession of Edmonia’s work is an act of reclamation—a gathering in her name that shouts through stone and into the eons.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Molina-Mulcahy additionally shouts out color as a major sunglasses trend for 2026.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 26 Mar. 2026
Patientce Foster, her long-time creative director, shouts in approval.
—Jazmine Hughes, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
Stick with alcohol-free, subtle formulas so the scent settles into the fabric rather than shouts from it.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Gone are the shouts, squeals, and Bowie impressions of 2022’s Freewave Lucifer fEthan Beck, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026
At times, the school board auditorium broke out into shouts between the groups who supported Alzubi’s reassignment and those who opposed it.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Once inside, any sense of peace dissipates in the vociferous shouts from the local crowd, who create a hostile environment for any foreign player.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The offer was met with shouts, laughs and cheers from the crowd.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
Organizers for Eurovision said that a few of the disruptive attendees were removed from the arena, and their shouts were edited out of the performance clip posted by Eurovision online.
—Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 13 May 2026
The shouts become whistles of joy.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Lane uses his loud, outside voice to excellent effect, his shouts of exasperation and anger giving way to instant regret and recrimination.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouts
Verb
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Fieri yells in the next clip as Jesser swipes above his head to try to block his shot in an inflatable basketball game.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Nobody screams or yells; the Marsies just fire back, and M-6 troops continue to fire in response.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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At that point, a loud drum fill announces itself, snarling electric guitars kick in and McCartney’s trademark howls of old arrive in time for a fairly kick-ass chorus.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Jennifer Brook cries her own tears for her husband.—
Dawn White,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Her endless screams and sobs echo back to the agonized wailing of The Mist’s David Drayton, who murdered his child and friends for nothing.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The episode met with an enthusiastic response from the Taormina audience with squeals of disgust when Aemond seemingly leans into kiss his mother on the lips; as well as cheers, shocked screams and collective gasps as characters fought to the death, sometimes triumphing and sometimes not.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 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 18 Jun. 2026.
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