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
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
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
Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 13 May 2026
So, too, do the frustrated shouts as Queens Park Rangers coast to a 3-1 win that was even more convincing than the scoreline suggests.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 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
In response to shouts for everyone to get down, one administration official at a media table crawled under it, with just her high heels poking out.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Outside, a kid spots the bus and shouts.
—Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 15 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
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
Verb
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
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
Noun
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
So, too, do the frustrated shouts as Queens Park Rangers coast to a 3-1 win that was even more convincing than the scoreline suggests.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 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
In response to shouts for everyone to get down, one administration official at a media table crawled under it, with just her high heels poking out.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Outside, a kid spots the bus and shouts.
—Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 15 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouts
Verb
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Knives are clutched, teeth are clenched, and a desperate Russian ex-pat yells loud enough for their long-dead ancestors to hear all the way back in the motherland.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Soon, his trajectory straightened, and yells filled the air.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The Kremlin’s internet blackouts, which have raised howls among ordinary Russians, are due in part to Putin’s security concerns and anti-drone measures.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Such prices have set off howls of protest from some fans.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
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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The hours and hours of screams, only silenced when victims were finally murdered.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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But there were no loud gasps or terrified screams during the screening.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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