shout

1. 1.

   a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

   “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”

   Synonymscryoutcrycallyellvociferation

   Broaderutterance

   Narrowerbellowblue murdercatcallclamorhalloohoothosannanoisescreamwhoop

Other forms of shout

plural

shouts·

past tense

shouted·

present participle

shouting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about shout

What does shout mean?

shout means "utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in shout?

shout has 1 syllable: shout. In IPA it is /ˈʃaʊt/.

What is another word for shout?

Close synonyms include shout out, cry, call, yell, scream. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of shout?

The recorded antonyms are whisper.

Is shout a common word?

shout is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with shout?

1 word rhymes with shout. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.