shout
pronunciation
How to pronounce shout in British English:
UK [ʃaʊt]
How to pronounce shout in American English:
US [ʃaʊt]
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- Noun:
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
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- Verb:
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
- utter a sudden loud cry
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- use foul or abusive language towards
Word Origin
- shout
- shout: [14] The origins of shout are disputed. One school of thought traces it back to the prehistoric Germanic base *skeut-, *skaut-, *skut- ‘project’ (source of English sheet and shoot), as if its etymological meaning were ‘throw one’s voice out forcibly’, while another views it as a borrowing from Old Norse skúta ‘taunt’, which may be a distant relative of Greek kudázein ‘abuse’.
- shout (v.)
- c. 1300, schowten "to call or cry out loudly," of unknown origin; perhaps from the root of shoot (v.) on the notion of "throw the voice out loudly," or related to Old Norse skuta "a taunt" (compare scout (v.2)). Related: Shouted; shouting.
- shout (n.)
- late 14c., from shout (v.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. If you think you know it , shout it out !
- 2. The young must shout if they want to be heard .
- 3. Make them want what you 're selling , don 't just shout buy at them !
- 4. They may not shout slogans , but everybody knows what it is they are silent about .
- 5. Srinagar , india : kashmiris watch as shia muslims shout anti-israel slogans