[syn: yelling, shouting]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shouting
n 1: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's
all over but the shouting" [syn: cheering, shouting]
2: uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
[syn: yelling, shouting]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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