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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shout \Shout\ (shout), verb (used without an object) [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.
Shouting of the men and women eke. --Chaucer.
They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for? --Shak.
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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shouting
adjective: 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}]
noun
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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