SHOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shout mean? 

• SHOUT (noun)
  The noun SHOUT has 1 sense:

1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

  Familiarity information: SHOUT used as a noun is very rare.

• SHOUT (verb)
  The verb SHOUT has 4 senses:

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

2. utter a sudden loud cry

3. utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

4. use foul or abusive language towards

  Familiarity information: SHOUT used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell

Context example:

the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience

Hypernyms ("shout" is a kind of...):

utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shout"):

blue murder (an extravagantly loud outcry)

catcall (a cry expressing disapproval)

clamor; clamoring; clamour; clamouring; hue and cry (loud and persistent outcry from many people)

halloo (a shout to attract attention)

hoot (a loud raucous cry (as of an owl))

hosanna (a cry of praise or adoration (to God))

noise (a loud outcry of protest or complaint)

scream; screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking (sharp piercing cry)

whoop (a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement)

battle cry; rallying cry; war cry; war whoop (a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle)

shouting; yelling (uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)

yodel (a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto)

bird; boo; Bronx cheer; hiss; hoot; raspberry; razz; razzing; snort (a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt)

bellow; bellowing; holla; holler; hollering; hollo; holloa; roar; roaring; yowl (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal))

Derivation:

shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)

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

shout (utter a sudden loud cry)

• SHOUT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they shout    ... he / she / it shouts   
Past simple: shouted   
Past participle: shouted   
-ing form: shouting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout

Hypernyms (to "shout" is one way to...):

mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shout"):

scream; yell (utter or declare in a very loud voice)

holler; holler out (shout out)

roar; thunder (utter words loudly and forcefully)

bawl; bellow (shout loudly and without restraint)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue shout

Antonym:

whisper (speak softly; in a low voice)

Derivation:

shout (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

shouter (someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Utter a sudden loud cry

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

Hypernyms (to "shout" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Verb group:

call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)

call (utter in a loud voice or announce)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shout"):

hollo (cry hollo)

hurrah (shout 'hurrah!')

halloo (shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention)

whoop (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm)

pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)

howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl (emit long loud cries)

screak; screech; skreak; skreigh; squawk (utter a harsh abrupt scream)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

shout (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

shouting (uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout

Context example:

'I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost

Hypernyms (to "shout" is one way to...):

express; give tongue to; utter; verbalise; verbalize (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise)

Verb group:

call out (call out loudly, as of names or numbers)

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shout"):

gee (give a command to a horse to turn to the right side)

aah; ooh (express admiration and pleasure by uttering 'ooh' or 'aah')

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

They shout that there was a traffic accident

Derivation:

shout (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Use foul or abusive language towards

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

abuse; blackguard; clapperclaw; shout

Context example:

The angry mother shouted at the teacher

Hypernyms (to "shout" is one way to...):

assail; assault; attack; lash out; round; snipe (attack in speech or writing)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shout"):

rail; revile; vilify; vituperate (spread negative information about)

curse (heap obscenities upon)

slang (abuse with coarse language)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

 Context examples 

All at once two voices shouted out to: "Halt!"

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

“They shout,” I said, “because they will soon return to England.”

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

“In, in, in!” he shouted, and cursed them for their delay.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient shout or curse angrily?

(NPI - Shout or Curse Angrily, NCI Thesaurus)

I ran to the side, waving my arms and shouting: Lady Mine ahoy! Take me ashore! A thousand dollars if you take me ashore!

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

"Come on!" he shouted to the others. "Be quick!"

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

But the eldest said, “It is only our princes, who are shouting for joy at our approach.”

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

“Quick, Watson, quick! Here is a screw-driver!” he shouted as the coffin was replaced upon the table.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Mush!” he shouted. “Mush on there!”

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

But there was no sign of him, and it was in vain that I shouted.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)