shout
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- noun
- /ʃaʊt/
- During the protest, there were loud shouts from the crowd demanding justice.
- shouts of approval
- loud shouts
- hear shouts
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- That's that's as much of a big, massive shout for me as Marcus scoring the goals.
- That was just like a shout that women wear flowers.
Examples
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The people could not distinguish the shouts of joy from the people's weeping.
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The hum of conversation rose to a shout as the grim American ambassador emerged from the plane.
Fiction book (1991) -
After about ten minutes, you hear a long, loud cry and then a shout for help from reception.
Academic text (2012) -
The native men leap up with a shout, seize Joe, and carry him off.
Fiction book (1990) -
Their hands reached for their weapons, and a shout of rage and alarm swept through the line.
Fiction book (1991) -
Behind David, far down the corridor, there was a shout, and then distant footsteps running.
Fiction book (1990) -
A little after three, I was startled by a loud shout from my office.
Fiction book (1991) -
People were running past her in the street, and shouts of excitement rose all around.
Fiction book (1991) -
From the stadium across the way came the shouts of tourists and the splash of the dolphins.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the grand plaza below, a deafening shout erupts from 1,000 gathered souls.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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A loud call that an animal or person makes
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A sound an animal makes to get attention
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A loud, sudden shout made when you feel strong pain, anger or excitement
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7.5
A very loud shout or cry that shows strong feeling
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3.4
A loud cry that shows sudden strong feeling like surprise or pain
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9.9
A very loud cry like an animal's call made by a person
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4.4
A loud strong cry that someone or an animal makes
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9.9
A loud shout to call dogs in a hunt or get someone's attention
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4.1
A very loud shout to show strong feeling or get attention
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9.5
A loud, strong shout often made in protest
A loud shout to get attention from far away
Antonyms
Idioms
A person who is very calm and not easily upset, even in a dangerous situation
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Etymology
Shout as a noun comes from the same old words for 'to cry out' and became the name for the loud sound itself. So a shout is a loud cry or call people make to show strong feeling or to get attention.