as in to yell
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock
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as in howl
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
I gave a sudden shout of surprise when the shower abruptly turned ice-cold
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Recent Examples of shout
Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Hartzman also gave Cactus Club a shout out from the Turner Hall stage.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Also, as a side note, shout out to Rutledge for having to be professional throughout these interviews.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Video footage of the incident obtained by KQED appears to show the women gesticulating and shouting at the correctional staff before the officers form a line and deploy pepper spray and mace grenades at the group.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
Lane uses his loud, outside voice to excellent effect, his shouts of exasperation and anger giving way to instant regret and recrimination.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Hartzman also gave Cactus Club a shout out from the Turner Hall stage.
—Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shout
Verb
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Nabers yelled out, rising from a couch and limping around the room.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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With his victim present, a chastened Fallon graciously played a clip of Hubicki yelling at him.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Such prices have set off howls of protest from some fans.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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My 2-year-old daughter’s howls of protest echoed through the previously silent forest of towering Norway spruce.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In a feat of sorcery that should have other sandwich makers crying in their beer, the ciabatta roll here is tender and comparatively thin.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Margo, meanwhile, is freaking out, crying and hyperventilating.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fans have long gravitated toward Swift's dramatic, scream-worthy bridges.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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This isn’t a scream from some hound of love (though dogs do bark on the recording).—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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None of these words mean anything to me, but there was more hooting and hollering for this announcement in the press section of Caesar's than for any other piece of news today, so that's gotta count for something.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Apr. 2026
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The families hollered in celebration and got an extra moment for photos once the popemobile stopped so Leo could bless a couple of babies.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Is such an existential shriek into the abyss, all while living in a society suffused by mind-numbing grief and nationalism, worth subjecting yourself to?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2026
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Lee’s introduction of Liu sparked shrieks, mostly among young students from the nearby Oakland School for the Arts, which Liu also attended for one semester.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Plenty of Sellers’ struggles could be pinned on offensive play calling and a lack of polished talent around him.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The plan, conveyed through mediators in Pakistan to break a stalemate with Washington, calls for extending the ceasefire so the parties can work toward a permanent end to the fighting, Axios said.—
Jon Herskovitz,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Once inside, however, the miscreant sister communicates (via walkie-talkie) in a squeal of wordless agony.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mary Lattimore’s harp spangles the background, while Camille Getz drags her violin across the track, a clever acoustic rendering of a classic shoegaze guitar squeal.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shout. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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