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
Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
William shouts that someone DID come looking!
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 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
Wh-what if Donald shouts at me?
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
Monday night, in a 5-4 vote that drew some murmurs and shouts from the crowd, the council did not move the request for the money out of committee.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Channing Tatum shouts from the crowd.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 15 Apr. 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, 9 Apr. 2026
Juvenile bliss had long contoured this abrasive band, whose songs rattled like playgrounds, and whose shouts rang like the peals of petulant children.
—Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
The initiative, introduced in 2022, is designed to help youth footballers enjoy their matches without distracting shouts from the sidelines, whether by coaches or parents.
—Laura Williamson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Panama’s Jonathan Araúz exchanged shouts and pushes with manager José Mayorga when the pinch hitter returned to the dugout after grounding out leading off the ninth.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026
Panama's Jonathan Araúz exchanged shouts and pushes with manager José Mayorga when the pinch hitter returned to the dugout after grounding out leading off the ninth.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The guides give a few shouts and the cats move on.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
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
William shouts that someone DID come looking!
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Biff shouts at him at the show’s excruciating climax) sways between light and dark, between the road and the deadly shoulder, advancing through his last hours on earth as if through the stations of the cross.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 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
Wh-what if Donald shouts at me?
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
Monday night, in a 5-4 vote that drew some murmurs and shouts from the crowd, the council did not move the request for the money out of committee.
—Louisa Moller, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Channing Tatum shouts from the crowd.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
Outside, a kid spots the bus and shouts.
—Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 15 Apr. 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, 9 Apr. 2026
Juvenile bliss had long contoured this abrasive band, whose songs rattled like playgrounds, and whose shouts rang like the peals of petulant children.
—Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
The initiative, introduced in 2022, is designed to help youth footballers enjoy their matches without distracting shouts from the sidelines, whether by coaches or parents.
—Laura Williamson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Panama’s Jonathan Araúz exchanged shouts and pushes with manager José Mayorga when the pinch hitter returned to the dugout after grounding out leading off the ninth.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026
Panama's Jonathan Araúz exchanged shouts and pushes with manager José Mayorga when the pinch hitter returned to the dugout after grounding out leading off the ninth.
—CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
The guides give a few shouts and the cats move on.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouts
Verb
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My boss yells at me across the office for small, easily fixable mistakes.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, yells at UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, left, after a woman's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four April 3, 2026 in Phoenix.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Such prices have set off howls of protest from some fans.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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My 2-year-old daughter’s howls of protest echoed through the previously silent forest of towering Norway spruce.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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By the beginning of the second episode, Margo has dropped out of school and is the totally broke single mother to a colicky baby, Bodhi, who cries so committedly that two of Margo’s roommates move out.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the spot, Shane sits in a middle seat next to a chatty flier while a baby cries in the background.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some reported hearing the same unnerving screams in other parts of the state.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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Heard some screams, plates, glasses, silverware hitting the ground, and then everybody was yelling, get down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.
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