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shouted

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shout  (shout)
n.
A loud cry.
tr. & intr.v. shout·ed, shout·ing, shouts
To say with or utter a shout.
Phrasal Verb:
shout down
To overwhelm or silence by shouting loudly.
[Middle English shoute, perhaps from Old Norse skta, a taunt; see skeud- in Indo-European roots.]
shouter n.
Synonyms: shout, bawl, bellow, holler1, howl, roar, whoop, yell
These verbs mean to say with or make a loud strong cry: fans shouting their approval; bawled out orders; bellows with rage; hollered a warning; howling with pain; a crowd roaring its disapproval; children whooping at play; troops yelling as they attacked.
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Adj.1.shouted - in a vehement outcry; "his shouted words of encouragement could be heard over the crowd noises"
yelled
loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"


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shouted one of them, a young thick-necked peasant with a fleshy face red as a carrot.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
When the bell rang a second time the King shouted angrily, "Smudge and blazes
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All over the plain, cattle and buffaloes were grazing, and when the little boys in charge of the herds saw Mowgli they shouted and ran away, and the yellow pariah dogs that hang about every Indian village barked.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
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