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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shout \Shout\ (shout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shouted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Shouting}.] [OE. shouten, of unknown origin; perhaps
     akin to shoot; cf. Icel. sk[=u]ta, sk[=u]ti, a taunt.]
     1. To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or
        exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers,
        etc.


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              Shouting of the men and women eke.    --Chaucer.
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              They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for?
                                                    --Shak.
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     2. To entertain with refreshments or the like gratuitously;
        to treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     {To shout at}, to utter shouts at; to deride or revile with
        shouts.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shouting
       adj : noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying
             mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans";
             "the yelling fiend" [syn: {crying}, {howling}, {yelling}]
       n 1: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's
            all over but the shouting" [syn: {cheering}]
       2: uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
          [syn: {yelling}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "shouting":
     bawling, blatant, boanergean, brawling, clamorous, clamoursome,
     crying, loudmouthed, noisy, obstreperous, openmouthed, screaming,
     vociferant, vociferating, vociferous, yammering, yapping, yelling,
     yelping
  
  

















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