verb
- Utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking. )
- usage: "My grandmother is hard of hearing-you'll have to shout"
- synonyms: shout
- Utter a sudden loud cry.
- usage: "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
- Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy.
- usage: "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
- Use foul or abusive language towards.
- usage: "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
- synonyms: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
adjective
- In a vehement outcry.
- usage: "his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises"
- synonyms: yelled
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