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noun
yell:
We heard a shout and a scream.
verb
hollered:
She shouted at the bus conductor.
Simple Definitions
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shout sb down
[ M ]
to prevent someone who is speaking at a meeting from being heard, by shouting
• She was shouted down when she tried to speak on the issue of abortion.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun ADJ. great, loud | low | faint, muffled | distant | sudden | angry, indignant | triumphant | raucous, wild | warning VERB + SHOUT give, let out | hear I heard her warning shout too late. | be greeted with | give sb (figurative) Give me a shout if you'd like to come with us. SHOUT + VERB echo, go up A great shout of excitement went up as she crossed the finishing line. PREP. with a ~ With a shout of pain, he pulled his hand away from the hot stove. | ~ from There were shouts of laughter from the crowd. | ~ of PHRASES a shout of anger/alarm/pain, a shout of laughter, a shout of victorySOUND, verb ADV. aloud ‘I'm done for!’ he shouted aloud. | loudly | hoarsely | hysterically, wildly | angrily, furiously | almost He found he was almost shouting. | suddenly | back If they shout at you, shout back! | out VERB + SHOUT want to | try to | open your mouth to He opened his mouth to shout, but no sound came out. | begin to, start to | hear sb I could hear him shouting down the telephone. PREP. about What were they shouting about? | above We had to shout above the noise of the engines. | after We shouted after him, but he couldn't hear us. | at There's no need to shout at me! | for We shouted for help. | to He shouted to the lorry driver to stop. PHRASES keep (on) shouting, shout and scream They were surrounded by people shouting and screaming. | shout at the top of your voice, shout yourself hoarse She shouted herself hoarse, cheering on the team. | start/stop shouting
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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shout
nouns
shout abuse/insults
• He was surrounded by a group of boys who shouted abuse at him.
shout obscenities
• They came to his apartment, shouting obscenities and threatening him.
shout slogans
• They were carrying placards and shouting slogans.
shout orders
• The lieutenant was shouting orders at the workmen.
shout sb’s name
• Then she heard Ferdinando shout her name.
shout a warning
• The man had shouted a warning to other passengers just before the blast.
shout for help
• I opened my mouth to shout for help.
adverbs
shout something angrily
• ‘Don’t touch me!’ he shouted angrily.
shout something loudly
• He hears the voice of his downstairs neighbor shouting loudly.
phrases
shout yourself hoarse
(= shout until your throat is sore )
• Matthew shouted himself hoarse until he was discovered.
shout of the top of your voice
(= shout as loudly as possible )
• 'Watch out!' he shouted at the top of his voice.
scream and shout
• People were screaming and shouting in the streets.
transnet.ir
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shout
to say something very loudly:
• The two men were shouting angrily at each other. • ‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.
yell
( also holler American English ) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout:
• The children were yelling at each other across the street. • ‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.
call (out)
to shout in order to get someone’s attention:
• He called her name but she didn’t hear him. • ‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.
cry (out)
written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited:
• ‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried. • He cried out in panic. • ‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.
scream
to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc:
• The baby wouldn’t stop screaming. • She screamed as she jumped into the cold water. • ‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.
roar
written to shout in a loud deep voice:
• The crowd roared their appreciation. • ‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared.
bellow
written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you:
• He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.
bawl
to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy:
• ‘What are you doing?’ he bawled. • The kids were bawling in the back of the car. • She was always bawling at the children.
raise your voice
to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry:
• I never heard my father raise his voice.
cheer
if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval:
• The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.
Longman-Thesaurus
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In addition to the idioms beginning with SHOUT, Also see ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTING.
American Heritage Idioms