SHOUT

cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

(noun) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”

abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout

(verb) use foul or abusive language towards; “The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket”; “The angry mother shouted at the teacher”

exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout

(verb) utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; “‘I won!’ he exclaimed”; “‘Help!’ she cried”; “‘I’m here,’ the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost”

shout

(verb) utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); “My grandmother is hard of hearing--you’ll have to shout”

shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

(verb) utter a sudden loud cry; “she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”; “I yelled to her from the window but she couldn’t hear me”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

shout (plural shouts)

A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage.

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.

(UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.

(informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV programme.

Synonym: shout out

Verb

shout (third-person singular simple present shouts, present participle shouting, simple past and past participle shouted)

(intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.

(transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out

(colloquial) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.

(Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case.

(transitive, obsolete) To treat with shouts or clamor.

Synonyms

• See also shout

Etymology 2

Noun

shout (plural shouts)

(UK, dialect) A light flat-bottomed boat used in duck-shooting.

Anagrams

• Houts, Huots, South, south, thous

Source: Wiktionary


Shout, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Shouting.] Etym: [OE. shouten, of unknown origin; perhaps akin to shoot; cf. Icel. sk, sk, a taunt.]

Definition: To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc. Shouting of the men and women eke. Chaucer. They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for Shak. To shout at, to utter shouts at; to deride or revile with shouts.

Shout, v. t.

1. To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.

2. To treat with shouts or clamor. Bp. Hall.

Shout, n.

Definition: A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage. The Rhodians, seeing the enemy turn their backs, gave a great shout in derision. Knolles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

7 June 2025

PARSEC

(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

coffee icon