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shout

verb · noun US /ʃaʊt/

utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,756 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,023 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.

What it means

verb

  1. 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
  2. utter a sudden loud cry also: shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needleI yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
  3. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy also: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out `I won!' he exclaimed`Help!' she cried
  4. use foul or abusive language towards also: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticketThe angry mother shouted at the teacher

noun

  1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition also: cry, outcry, call, yell, vociferation the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

shout in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • His appearance was welcomed by a joyful shout from the attendants.

    Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1

  • You wouldn't expect him to shout at me across the railing!

    The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 2

  • Each time there was a shout of applause; each time the campus rushed in a wave.

    The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1

  • Within a week every time the After-Clap caught sight of Broussard he would shout for "Bruvver."

    Betty at Fort Blizzard · Molly Elliot Seawell · Chapter 1

  • Did they feel these violent impulses to run, to shout, to leap and caper in the sunlight?

    Where the Blue Begins · Christopher Morley · Chapter 1

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