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shout

UK/ʃaʊt/ US/ʃʌʊt/ common informal slang uk
verb (4) noun (1)

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”
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2.

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”
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3.

utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

  • “I won!”
  • “;”
  • “she cried”
  • “I”
  • “the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost”
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4.

use foul or abusive language towards

  • “The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket”
  • “The angry mother shouted at the teacher”
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noun

1.

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

  • “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”
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Origin

From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).

Phrases

  • give someone a shout
  • in with a shout
  • ring shout
  • shout down
  • shout fire in a crowded theater
  • shout from the rooftops
  • shout out
  • shout the odds
  • shouting match
  • vintage shout
  • wouldn't shout if a shark bit him

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