shout
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
- 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
- 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
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy also: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out `I won!' he exclaimed`Help!' she cried
- 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
- 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
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.
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His appearance was welcomed by a joyful shout from the attendants.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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You wouldn't expect him to shout at me across the railing!
The Intrusion of Jimmy · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 2
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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
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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
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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