shout
A loud burst of voice or voicesA loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
Meaning
6 sensesA loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
give out a shout
hear a desperate shout
Schrei
крикkrik, во́згласvózglas
крикkryk
(Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang)A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
2008, George Papaellinas, The Trip: An Odyssey, re.press, Australia, page 6, It was always my shout down the pub with Theo.
(Australia, UK, slang)A call-out for an emergency services team.
(informal)A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
Next up the new single from Beyoncé, but first a shout to Barry Bloggins and his wife Belinda...
(informal)A suggestion; an idea.
(UK, dialectal)A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
Examples
691 sentencesI heard Tom shouting at Mary.
Я чув, як Том кричав на Мері. — deniko
Tom didn't hear Mary shouting his name.
Том не чув, як Мері кричала його ім'я. — deniko
Tom lost his temper and shouted at Mary.
Том вийшов із себе і накричав на Мері. — deniko
ruТом вышел из себя и накричал на Мэри. — svetla
He began to shout.
Він закричав. — deniko
ruОн начал кричать. — sharptoothed
deEr begann zu schreien. — Sirio60
He heard a shout.
Він почув крик. — deniko
ruОн услышал крик. — marafon
deEr hörte einen Schrei. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English shouten. Further origin uncertain. Possibly related to Middle EnglishFrom 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”). See also the second, rare sense of the verb scout (“to reject with contempt”).
From Middle English shout(e), from Middle Dutch schûte (“boat or light ship”). Doublet of schuit, see there for more. Compare scout (“swift sailing boat”).
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Forms
plural: shoutsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- shouted for help
- shouting my name
- shouted at the
- heard somebody shouting
- shouted as loud
- heard someone shouting
- was shouting at
- began to shout
- somebody shouting
- someone shouting
- have to shout
- shouted something