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Adjective: shouted  shaw-tid
  1. In a vehement outcry
    "his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises";
    - yelled
Verb: shout  shawt
  1. Utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
    "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
     
  2. Utter a sudden loud cry
    "she shouted with pain when the doctor inserted the needle";
    - shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard], squall
     
  3. Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
    "'I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost";
    - exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out
     
  4. Use foul or abusive language towards
    "The angry mother shouted at the teacher";
    - abuse, clapperclaw [archaic], blackguard

See also: call out, loud

Type of: assail, assault, attack, emit, express, give tongue to, lash out, let loose, let out, mouth, round, snipe, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Antonym: whisper

Encyclopedia: Shouted

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