shout

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  1. noun A loud cry.
  2. transitive and intransitive verb To say with or utter a shout.
  3. phrasal verb shout down To overwhelm or silence by shouting loudly.
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

cry ·  yell ·  exclamation ·  laughter ·  cheer ·  murmur ·  noise ·  chorus ·  rush ·  tumult ·  whistle ·  peal

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shout:   shouted ·  shouting ·  shouts
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English shoute, perhaps from Old Norse skūta, a taunt; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Early modern English also showt, shoute, showte; from Middle English shouten, schouten; origin unknown.
  2. from Middle English showte, schowte; from shout, v.
  3. Prob. a variant of scout in like sense; otherwise a dial. variant of shoot, and so called with reference to its light movement.
 

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