Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense shouts, present participle shouting, past tense, past participle shouted
1. verb
If you shout, you say something very loudly, usually because you want people a long distance away to hear you or because you are angry.
He had to shout to make himself heard above the near gale-force wind. [VERB]
'She's alive!' he shouted triumphantly. [VERB with quote]
Andrew rushed out of the house, shouting for help. [VERB + for]
You don't have to shout at me. [VERB + at]
I shouted at mother to get the police. [VERB + at]
The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout a warning. [VERB noun]
[Also VERB that]
Shout is also a noun.
The decision was greeted with shouts of protest from opposition MPs. [+ of]
I heard a distant shout.
shoutinguncountable noun
One of my grandchildren heard the shouting first.
2.
See in with a shout of
3.
See it's sb's shout
Phrasal verbs:
See shout down
See shout out
More Synonyms of shout
shout in British English
(ʃaʊt)
noun
1.
a loud cry, esp to convey emotion or a command
2. informal, British, Australian and New Zealand
a.
a round, esp of drinks
b.
one's turn to buy a round of drinks
3. informal
a greeting (to family, friends, etc) sent to a radio station for broadcasting
4. informal
an occasion on which the members of an emergency service are called out on duty
verb
5.
to utter (something) in a loud cry; yell
6. (intransitive)
to make a loud noise
7. (transitive) Australian and New Zealand informal
to treat (someone) to (something), esp a drink
Derived forms
shouter (ˈshouter)
noun
Word origin
C14: probably from Old Norse skūta taunt; related to Old Norse skjōta to shoot
shout in American English
(ʃaʊt)
noun
1.
a loud cry or call
2.
any sudden, loud outburst or uproar
3. Austral and New Zealand, Informal
one's turn to buy a round of drinks, etc.
verb transitive
4.
to utter or express in a shout
5. Austral and New Zealand, Informal
to treat (someone) to (a round of drinks, etc.)
verb intransitive
6.
to utter a shout; cry out loudly
Idioms:
shout down
Derived forms
shouter (ˈshouter)
noun
Word origin
ME schoute, prob. < an OE cognate of ON skūta, a taunt, prob. < IE *(s)kud-, to cry out > scout2; (sense 3) orig. uncert.
More idioms containing
shout
shout something from the rooftops
Examples of 'shout' in a sentence
shout
Trying to topple governments by shouting insults is also great fun.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
That made the deceased angry and he shouted at the appellant.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One worth shouting from the rooftops for.
The Sun (2012)
It turned out that shouting is what he had in mind.
Christianity Today (2000)
He shouted for the radio to be switched off.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
They were walking away when the woman shouted something and they went back to finish him off.
The Sun (2010)
And then the radios crackle into life and we hear shouted commands.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They used to argue a lot and shout really loud and my mind used to go racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
One shouting parent often leads to stress and conflict with the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Then shouts something at the watching cameras.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Sadly here you need to shout louder and not put up an essay right inside the door.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Senior officers had to shout to make themselves heard.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Can you also shout abuse at police horses and get away with it?
The Sun (2011)
He had his finger on the trigger and they were shouting and getting angry.
The Sun (2006)
Up on the fort Steel saw officers begin to shout commands.
Iain Gale Man of Honour (2007)
But surely there's some crying and shouting when behind closed doors?
The Sun (2010)
One soldier shouted out of a window'Hey!
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One said: 'I was shouting at the radio.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
shout
British English: shout /ʃaʊt/ NOUN
A shout is the noise made when someone speaks very loudly.
The decision was greeted with shouts of protest from opposition MPs.
American English: shout
Arabic: صَيْحَة
Brazilian Portuguese: grito
Chinese: 喊叫声
Croatian: povik
Czech: výkřik
Danish: råb
Dutch: schreeuw
European Spanish: grito
Finnish: huuto
French: cri
German: Ruf
Greek: κραυγή
Italian: grido
Japanese: 叫び
Korean: 고함
Norwegian: rop
Polish: okrzyk
European Portuguese: grito
Romanian: strigăt
Russian: возглас
Latin American Spanish: grito
Swedish: rop
Thai: การตะโกน
Turkish: bağırtı
Ukrainian: крик
Vietnamese: tiếng hét
British English: shout /ʃaʊt/ VERB
If you shout, you say something very loudly, usually because you want people a long distance away to hear you or because you are angry.
He had to shout to make himself heard above the wind.
Andrew rushed out of the house, shouting for help.
American English: shout
Arabic: يَصِيح
Brazilian Portuguese: gritar
Chinese: 喊叫
Croatian: vikati
Czech: křičet
Danish: råbe
Dutch: schreeuwen
European Spanish: gritar
Finnish: huutaa
French: crier
German: schreien
Greek: φωνάζω
Italian: gridare
Japanese: 叫ぶ
Korean: 소리치다
Norwegian: rope
Polish: krzyknąć
European Portuguese: gritar
Romanian: a striga
Russian: кричать
Latin American Spanish: gritar
Swedish: ropa
Thai: ตะโกน
Turkish: bağırmak
Ukrainian: кричати
Vietnamese: hét
All related terms of 'shout'
shout out
If you shout something out , you say it very loudly so that people can hear you clearly .
ring-shout
a West African circle dance that has influenced jazz , surviving in the Black churches of the southern US
shout down
If people shout down someone who is trying to speak, they prevent that person from being heard by shouting at them.
Parnell shout
a social occasion where each person in a group pays for his or her own entertainment or meal
it's sb's shout
If you are in a pub and someone you are with says ' It's your shout ' or ' It's my shout ', they mean that it is your turn or their turn to buy a round of drinks.
shoutout
A shoutout is a public greeting to a named person, especially on the radio or on television.
in with a shout of
If you say that someone is in with a shout of achieving or winning something, you mean that they have a chance of achieving or winning it.
shout from the rooftops
to proclaim (something) publicly
shout something from the rooftops
to let a lot of people know about something that you are particularly angry or excited about
laugh your head off
to laugh or shout a great deal
Chinese translation of 'shout'
shout
(ʃaut)
n(c)
喊叫声(聲) (hǎnjiàoshēng)
vt
(also shout out) 呼喊 (hūhǎn)
vi
(also shout out) 喊叫 (hǎnjiào)
to give sb a shout (inf) 让(讓)某人知道 (ràng mǒurén zhīdào)