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US
/ˈʃaʊt/
]
[ UK /ʃˈaʊt/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈaʊt/ ]
VERB
-
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost
`I won!' he exclaimed
`Help!' she cried -
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 -
use foul or abusive language towards
The angry mother shouted at the teacher
The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket -
utter a sudden loud cry
I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
NOUN
-
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
How To Use shout In A Sentence
- As he ran past, the arquebusier shouted something about Susanoo, the kami of storms, and how he was punishing them for their arrogance. Blood Ninja II
- There was a deal of shouting from Jamie's direction, and general hubbub, as a few people came out of the pothouse, staring. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
- ‘I want to come back when it's a bit quieter,’ I shouted over the din of amplified music, throbbing diesel generators and rattling joy rides.
- The angry audience shouted the speaker down.
- He wanted to scream and shout, beat the wall and call down the forces of destruction.
- Less shouting makes for a more attentive audience. Times, Sunday Times
- This link is sort of off-topic but really not, as it's yet another case (as in the present one) of the media doing their level best to shout down "the critics" -- the nattering nabobs of negativism -- and then, years later, admitting that the "gadflies" were right all along, and that what looked like a scam, walked like a scam, and quacked like a scam was -- quelle surprise! Funky math with Mark Larabee (Jack Bog's Blog)
- Some openly jeered and shouted in disgust when the final vote tally was announced.
- Modern soldiers are far less responsive to shouting than their predecessors. Times, Sunday Times
- The washout means England are certain at least to avoid a 7-0 whitewash in the series after losing the first four. The Sun