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shouting |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shout \Shout\ (shout), v. i. [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.] 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. {To shout at}, to utter shouts at to deride or revile with shouts. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shouting adj : 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}] n 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}]
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