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shouting

 
Adjective shouting has 1 sense
  1. crying, howling, yelling, shouting - noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend"
    Antonym: quiet (indirect, via noisy)
Noun shouting has 2 senses
  1. cheering, shouting - encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting"
    --1 is a kind of encouragement
  2. yelling, shouting - uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
    --2 is a kind of cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
    Derived form: verb shout2
Verb shout has 4 senses
  1. shout - 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"
    --1 is one way to
    talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
    Antonyms: whisper
    Derived forms: noun shout1, noun shouter1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue shout
  2. shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
    --2 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
    Derived forms: noun shout1, noun shouting2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  3. exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout - utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
    --3 is one way to express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
    Derived form: noun shout1
    Sample sentence:
    They shout that there was a traffic accident
  4. abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
    --4 is one way to attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    => Somebody ----s PP
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