1. Uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
   "The children's shouting could be heard from across the playground";
   - yelling
    
2. Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
   "it's all over but the shouting";
   - cheering

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

Derived forms: shoutings

See also: call out

Type of: assail, assault, attack, call, cry, emit, encouragement, express, give tongue to, lash out, let loose, let out, mouth, outcry, round, shout, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vociferation, yell

Antonym: whisper

Encyclopedia: Shouting