n.
A loud cry.
tr. & intr.v., shout·ed, shout·ing, shouts.
To say with or utter a shout.
phrasal verb:
shout down
- To overwhelm or silence by shouting loudly.
[Middle English shoute, perhaps from Old Norse skūta, a taunt.]
shouter shout'er n.SYNONYMS shout, bawl, bellow, holler, howl, roar, whoop, yell. These verbs mean to say with or make a loud strong cry: fans shouting their approval; bawled out orders; bellows with rage; hollered a warning; howling with pain; a crowd roaring its disapproval; children whooping at play; troops yelling as they attacked.
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