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Shout ʃaʊt Angry Heard Noun Bre Anger I

Word shout
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ʃaʊt / NAmE / ʃaʊt /
Example
  • angry shouts
  • a shout of anger
  • i heard her warning shout too late.
  • what are you drinking? it's my shout.
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shout

(noun)BrE / ʃaʊt / NAmE / ʃaʊt /
  1. a loud cry of anger, fear, excitement, etc.
    • angry shouts
    • a shout of anger
    • I heard her warning shout too late.
  2. a person’s turn to buy drinks
    • What are you drinking? It's my shout.
  3. to have a good chance of winning something or of achieving something
  4. to tell somebody something
    • Give me a shout when you're ready.

    Extra Examples

    • A great shout of excitement went up as she crossed the line.
    • Give me a shout if you’d like to come with us.
    • There were shouts of laughter from the crowd.
    • With a shout of pain, he pulled his hand away from the hot stove.
    • a shout of anger/laughter/victory
    • We heard angry shouts coming from the apartment below.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: perhaps related to shoot; compare with Old Norse skúta ‘a taunt’.
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