shout
(shout)
[Middle English shoute, perhaps from Old Norse skūta, a taunt.]
noun
- A loud cry.
tr. & intr.v.: shout·ed, shout·ing, shouts.
- To say with or utter a shout.
phrasal verbs
- shout down
- To overwhelm or silence by shouting loudly.
derivatives
- shout́er
- noun
synonyms:
shout, bawl, bellow, holler1howl, 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.