shout

shout
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. & n. scream, call, bawl, bellow, yell; whoop, cheer, roar.
Ant., whisper.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. yell, roar, bellow, scream; see cry 1 , yell 1 .
v.
Syn. screech, roar, scream; see yell .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
yell, holler, bellow, roar, cry, scream, exclamation, howl, whoop, shriek, outcry.
ANT.: whisper, murmur, mumble
II
v.
yell, holler, bellow, roar, cry, scream, exclaim, howl, whoop, vociferate, fulminate, thunder, shriek, raise one's voice, cry out.
ANT.: whisper, murmur, mumble
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A loud cry: call, halloo, holler, yell. See SOUNDS. II verb 1. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, roar, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See SOUNDS. 2. To proclaim in a blatantly startling way: blare, scream, shriek. See SHOW.

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