shout
Forms
- Plural
- shouts
- present (v1)
- shout
- past (v2)
- shouted
- past participle (v3)
- shouted
- present participle
- shouting
- 3rd person singular
- shouts
Definitions
1.A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
2.A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.(slang)
3.A call-out for an emergency services team.(slang)
- Yet another ambulance on a shout enters Parliament Square.
4.A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.(informal)
- Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda..
1.To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- Mom shouted to us to come sit at the table.
- They shouted thrice; what was the last cry for?
- "I decided to do it [stand for election] because I'd been interested in politics for a long time and, like lots of people, had spent a lot of time shouting at the radio.
2.To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
3.To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.(slang)
- "It appears to be the general opinion that it's my business to always shout - I will shout." He took up a hat and defiantly cast twopence into it.
- After shouting me a plate of noodles and limp vegetables, he helped me change money by introducing me to the stallholder who offered the best exchange rates.
4.To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
- They shouted his name to get his attention.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2473
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
Etymology
From Middle English shouten.
Further origin uncertain.
Possibly related to Middle English shooten (“to shoot (out)”) or from or akin to Old Norse skúta (“to chide, scold”), Old Norse skúti, skúta (“a taunt”).