3 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] Shouting of the men and women eke. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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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