cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation(verb)
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
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"
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"
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"
A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage.
a round of drinks in a pub, the turn to pay the shot or scot: Whose shout?!
a call-out for an emergency services team.
To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.
To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.
To treat with shouts or clamor.
To buy food or drinks for others.
I'll shout you all a drink.
To enter a text message (for example, email) in upper case.
Origin: shouten. Origin Uncertain. Possibly related to shooten "to shoot (out)" or from or akin to skuta, skuti, skuta "a taunt".
to utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc
to utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name
to treat with shouts or clamor
a loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage
Origin: [OE. shouten, of unknown origin; perhaps akin to shoot; cf. Icel. skta, skti, a taunt.]
"Shout" is an influential popular song, originally recorded by The Isley Brothers. Released in 1959, it was written by the brothers themselves as a call-and-response answer to Jackie Wilson's seminal "Lonely Teardrops" which they interpreted after performing that song during a club date.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
showt, n. a loud and sudden outcry expressing strong emotion, or to attract attention.—v.i. to utter a shout: (slang) to order drink for others by way of treat.—v.t. to utter with a shout.—n. Shout′er.—adv. Shout′ingly. [Ety. unknown.]
showt, n. (prov.) a light flat-bottomed boat used in duck-shooting.
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'shout' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2860
Rank popularity for the word 'shout' in Verbs Frequency: #352
The numerical value of shout in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
The numerical value of shout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.
There's nobody who can run a country. They all lie to us, and why do they shout at each other like children ?
In the past, dealers were angry, but dared not speak out. But now, they have to shout because the situation is getting so unbearable.
She's 88 years old, she has a profound hearing problem. You have to get right next to her right ear and shout. You may have to shout it three or four times.
There are some people, you know, they think the way to be a big man is to shout and stomp and raise hell-and then nothing ever really happens. I'm not like that ... I never shoot blanks.
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- صيح, صاح, صيحة, صرخArabic
- викам, крещяBulgarian
- চিত্কার করাBengali
- volání, pokřik, křičet, křik, výkřikCzech
- råbe, skrige, råb, skrigDanish
- anschreien, spendieren, schreien, schmeißen, SchreiGerman
- φωνάζω, κραυγή, κερνάωGreek
- gritar, gritoSpanish
- فریاد, فریاد کردنPersian
- cri, crierFrench
- glao, béicIrish
- rànScottish Gaelic
- բղավել, գոռոց, գոռալArmenian
- skrækja, hrópa, æpa, öskraIcelandic
- acclamare, gridare, offrire, gridoItalian
- бақыру, айқайлау, ақыруKazakh
- 소리치다, 외치다Korean
- бакыруу, кыйкыруу, өкүрүүKyrgyz
- vociferor, clamor, clamoLatin
- ສຽງຮ້ອງ, ສົ່ງສຽງLao
- хошуу, хоншоорMongolian
- ကြွေး, အော်, ငြာBurmese
- schreeuw, schreeuwenDutch
- rop, ropeNorwegian
- krzyk, krzyczećPolish
- gritar, gritoPortuguese
- urla, striga, țipaRomanian
- кричать, крик, возглас, крикнуть, закричатьRussian
- кричати, kričatiSerbo-Croatian
- අඬලනවාSinhala, Sinhalese
- yowe, kupiga kileleSwahili
- అరుపు, అరుచుTelugu
- фарёд карданTajik
- ตะโกน, กระโชกThai
- gygyrmak, haýkyrmakTurkmen
- haykırmak, bağırmakTurkish
- кычкырырга, акырыргаTatar
- hò hét, quát tháo, kêu la, la hétVietnamese
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