to shout over
- phrasal verb
- /ʃaʊt ˈoʊvər/
- He's got her by the arm and is shouting over the loud music.
- shouted over the din
- shouted over the noise
- shout over the roar
Examples
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"You don't mind, do you, darling?" she shouted over the increasing sound of the engine.
Fiction book (1995) -
"Be good, Rosie," he shouted over the roar of the engine.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Thanks for waiting," I shouted over the drone of the storm.
Fiction book (1999) -
"We have to find a computer terminal," Marissa said, shouting over the wind.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Who was that man?" Casey shouted over the roar of wind through the open windows.
Fiction book (1998) -
Drawing in a deep breath, Emma shouted over the steady pounding of the rain, "Samuel Murphy!"
Fiction book (2002) -
As the trappers park their jeep, some miners greet them, shouting over the roar of the water.
Fiction book (1993) -
"What in God's name are you doing, Teguina?" Mikaso shouted over the roar of the planes.
Fiction book (1991) -
He is shouting over the loud music so everyone can hear him.
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"Can you hear me now?" she shouted over the sound of the cheering crowd.
Synonyms
To make a loud sound to get attention
To shout loudly because you feel strong pain, anger or excitement
To speak very loudly to get attention or show strong feeling
To say something loudly so people can hear
Say something suddenly and loudly because you feel surprised or excited
Talk more loudly so people can hear you
To say something in a very loud strong voice
Make a loud, high sound like an elephant or loudly say something to show pride
Say something loudly to show strong feeling or get attention
To call out loud in public to tell news or sell things
Speak more loudly, often because you are angry or want to be heard
Shout loudly to get attention or call someone
Make a very loud sound to get people's attention
To make a deep loud sound that can be heard far away
To shout louder than another person
Shout loudly with strong feeling, often to protest
To shout loudly to get someone's attention from far away
Make a louder sound than another person or thing
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from 'shout' (utter loudly) combined with 'over' (above/against something), so 'shout over' clearly denotes shouting so as to be heard above competing noise. This compositional pattern (verb + over to indicate overcoming background sound) is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English particle usage, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Shout over comes from the simple picture of someone trying to be heard above a loud sound: you shout and your voice goes over the music or wind so others can hear you. That's why it means 'to speak very loudly in order to be heard above other noise'.