Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shout

/ʃaʊt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
shout
IPA
/ʃaʊt/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.

noun

A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

noun

A call-out for an emergency services team.

Australian usage; British usage; Slang

noun

A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.

Informal

noun

A suggestion; an idea.

Informal

verb

To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.

Intransitive verb

verb

To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out

Transitive verb

verb

To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From 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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: shouten, shout, schûte

Usage

Inflected Forms

shouts (plural) shouts (present, singular) shouting (participle, present) shouted (participle, past) shouted (past)

Derived Forms

countershout shoutfest shoutline shouty beshout outshout shoutable shoutbox shoutee shouter shoutingly unshouted

Phrases

give someone a shout in with a shout ring shout shout down shout fire in a crowded theater shout from the rooftops shouting match shout out

Frequently Paired Words

yell scream

Synonyms

shout out halloo treat call cry holler roar howl roop scream shout yell

Rhymes With

about out all-out without throughout doubt stake-out bout scout drought trout stout

Questions

How do you pronounce shout?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃaʊt/.
What does shout mean?
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
Where does shout come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shout

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