shout

1. (verb) utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
Related Words: bawl, bellow, holler, holler out, mouth, roar, scream, speak, talk, thunder, utter, verbalize, yell
Antonyms: whisper

2. (verb) utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
Synonyms: call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout out, squall, yell
Related Words: emit, halloo, hollo, howl, hurrah, let loose, let out, pipe, pipe up, roar, screak, screech, scriech, shriek, shrill, skreak, skreigh, skriech, squawk, ululate, utter, wail, whoop, yawl

3. (verb) use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
Synonyms: abuse, blackguard, clapperclaw
Related Words: assail, assault, attack, curse, lash out, rail, revile, round, slang, snipe, vilify, vituperate

4. (noun) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Synonyms: call, cry, outcry, vociferation, yell
Related Words: Bronx cheer, battle cry, bellow, bellowing, bird, boo, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, halloo, hiss, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, hoot, hosanna, hue and cry, rallying cry, raspberry, razzing, roar, roaring, scream, screaming, screech, screeching, shouting, shriek, shrieking, snort, utterance, war cry, war whoop, whoop, yelling, yodel, yowl, yowling

5. (verb) utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "I won!" he exlaimed
Synonyms: call out, cry, cry out, exclaim, outcry
Related Words: express, gee, give tongue to, utter



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