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SHOUT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

Example:

the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience

Synonyms:

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("shout" is a kind of...):

utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shout"):

bellow; bellowing; holla; holler; hollering; hollo; holloa; roar; roaring; yowl (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal))

blue murder (an extravagantly loud outcry)

catcall (a cry expressing disapproval)

clamor; clamoring; clamour; clamouring; hue and cry (loud and persistent outcry from many people)

halloo (a shout to attract attention)

hoot (a loud raucous cry (as of an owl))

hosanna (a cry of praise or adoration (to God))

noise (a loud outcry of protest or complaint)

scream; screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking (sharp piercing cry)

whoop (a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement)

battle cry; rallying cry; war cry; war whoop (a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle)

shouting; yelling (uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)

yodel (a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto)

bird; boo; Bronx cheer; hiss; hoot; raspberry; razz; razzing; snort (a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt)

Derivation:

shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)

shout (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking))

shout (utter a sudden loud cry)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Use foul or abusive language towards

Example:

The angry mother shouted at the teacher

Synonyms:

abuse; blackguard; clapperclaw; shout

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "shout" is one way to...):

assail; assault; attack; lash out; round; snipe (attack in speech or writing)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shout"):

curse (heap obscenities upon)

rail; revile; vilify; vituperate (spread negative information about)

slang (abuse with coarse language)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

Example:

'I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost

Synonyms:

call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "shout" is one way to...):

express; give tongue to; utter; verbalise; verbalize (articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise)

Verb group:

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

call out (call out loudly, as of names or numbers)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shout"):

gee (give a command to a horse to turn to the right side)

aah; ooh (express admiration and pleasure by uttering 'ooh' or 'aah')

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

They shout that there was a traffic accident

Derivation:

shout (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)

Example:

My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "shout" is one way to...):

mouth; speak; talk; utter; verbalise; verbalize (express in speech)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shout"):

scream; yell (utter or declare in a very loud voice)

holler; holler out (shout out)

roar; thunder (utter words loudly and forcefully)

bawl; bellow (shout loudly and without restraint)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue shout

Antonym:

whisper (speak softly; in a low voice)

Derivation:

shout (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

shouter (someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Utter a sudden loud cry

Example:

I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

Synonyms:

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "shout" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Verb group:

call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)

call (utter in a loud voice or announce)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shout"):

hollo (cry hollo)

hurrah (shout 'hurrah!')

halloo (shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention)

whoop (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm)

pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)

howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl (emit long loud cries)

screak; screech; skreak; skreigh; squawk (utter a harsh abrupt scream)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Derivation:

shout (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

shouting (uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)

Credits

 Context examples: 

He stepped over to the window and shouted through it at the top of his voice that the vacancy was filled.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"You next!" he shouted at Mr. Ford.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

I found by their pointing towards me and to each other, that they plainly discovered me, although they made no return to my shouting.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

“He is possessed of a devil!” they shouted.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Knock some of the soot off him, Lord Frederick!” they shouted.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I shouted loudly and waved my handkerchief.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As Laurie turned the bend, he shouted back...

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"He'll never stand the climate!" he shouted back.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

And overhead—yes, in the room just above my chamber-ceiling—I now heard a struggle: a deadly one it seemed from the noise; and a half-smothered voice shouted—"Help! help! help!" three times rapidly.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

Next instant, with a loud shout of triumph he held up one splinter, in which a round, dark object was fixed like a plum in a pudding.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)