as in to yell
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock
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as in howl
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
I gave a sudden shout of surprise when the shower abruptly turned ice-cold
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Recent Examples of shout
Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Her announcement came the day after a chaotic two-hour debate punctuated by candidates shouting over an increasingly exasperated slate of moderators.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 May 2025
The Algerian’s progress was halted by the shouts of Vitor Pereira’s coaching staff, calling him back to join his current colleagues in a show of solidarity.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Verb
To the vendors shouting in Spanish, the kids in their Sox jerseys, the abuelos swaying to mariachi in the stands.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
Her announcement came the day after a chaotic two-hour debate punctuated by candidates shouting over an increasingly exasperated slate of moderators.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Noun
The movie continued, however, and the shouts died down after a minute or two.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 May 2025
The Algerian’s progress was halted by the shouts of Vitor Pereira’s coaching staff, calling him back to join his current colleagues in a show of solidarity.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
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An approach shot on 14 that spun away from the hole left him slamming his club into the fairway, yelling at himself.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Some nearby fans continue to yell at Cousins while others get up and move away from the tense situation.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Kids at school have always cried over the tragic loss of a fellow student, and girls in the audience would weep as a ritual part of Beatlemania.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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Last week, Jane cried throughout her testimony, leaving the witness box in tears after recounting a seemingly never-ending freak-off during what was supposed to be a romantic, one-on-one birthday celebration with Combs in 2023.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Like Michael Jackson trading fancy footwork (to rabid audience screams) with his idol James Brown before presenting the Godfather of Soul with BET’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.—
Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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As the state on Thursday summed up the brutal details that made up the prosecution’s case, a relative walked out of the courtroom with a loud scream, causing Petrone to tell the jury to ignore the outburst.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The crowd, in typical Cannes fashion, hooted and hollered, but just ten minutes later, the movie had started up again.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
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In the team meeting at the top of NCAA Tournament week, Weekly rolls a montage of the Lady Vols hollering and smiling and acting generally unhinged during games.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article LONDON (AP) — A 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people as shouts of joy turned into shrieks of terror.—
Brian Melley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Many, very many, fell down as men slain in battle, and continued for hours together in an apparently breathless and motionless state—sometimes for a few moments reviving, and exhibiting symptoms of life by a deep groan or piercing shriek, or by a prayer for mercy most fervently uttered.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, today most young people rarely call each other.—
Andrea Wigfield,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2023
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Marx himself would call DEI a classic case of ideology, a set of benign-seeming ideas that disguise the workings of the rulers, in this case empowered progressives.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
14 Feb. 2023
Noun
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This is true on a city bus, too, where the earbuds easily cut the bus engine noise and the higher-pitch squeals from the doors opening.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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Frontman Bryan Garris let out a mighty pig squeal as guest vocalist Poppy thrashed and screamed across the stage, dressed like an even more macabre girl from The Ring.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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