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- [shout]
- /ʃaʊt/
- /ʃaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shout]
- /ʃaʊt/
Definitions of shout word
- verb without object shout to call or cry out loudly and vigorously. 1
- verb without object shout to speak or laugh noisily or unrestrainedly. 1
- verb with object shout to utter or yell (something) loudly. 1
- verb with object shout Australian. to treat (another) to a drink, meal, amusement, or the like. 1
- noun shout a loud call or cry: He gave a shout for help. 1
- noun shout a sudden loud outburst, as of laughter. 1
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Origin of shout
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English shoute (noun), shouten (v.); compare Old Norse skūta to scold, chide, skūti, skūta a taunt; akin to shoot1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shout popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shout
noun shout
- ahoy — Ahoy is something that people in boats shout in order to attract attention.
- alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- all hail — an archaic greeting or salutation
- alleluia — Alleluia means the same as hallelujah.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
verb shout
- bawl — If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you.
- bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- baying — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- bellow — If someone bellows, they shout angrily in a loud, deep voice.
- belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
adj shout
- crower — to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- giggler — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- gurgling — to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.
adjective shout
- amusement — Amusement is the feeling that you have when you think that something is funny or amusing.
- cachinnation — raucous laughter
- cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- cackler — A person or creature that cackles.
- chortle — To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased.
Antonyms for shout
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