Phrase guide

shout out

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Misspelling of shout-out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To speak when inappropriate, particularly in a school environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My teacher said I shouldn't shout out all the time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

utter a sudden loud cry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
  • I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shout, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose

Narrower terms: hollo, hurrah, halloo, whoop, shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe, howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup, squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech

5

verb

Meaning 5

utter in a very loud voice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • They vociferated their demands

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vociferate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: lobende Erwähnung — act of giving such an acknowledgement
  • German: Lob — act of giving such an acknowledgement
  • German: anerkennendes Wort — act of giving such an acknowledgement
  • German: Grußbotschaft — act of giving such an acknowledgement
  • German: Grüße — act of giving such an acknowledgement
  • Italian: acclamazione — act of giving such an acknowledgement
  • Polish: pozdrowienie — act of giving such an acknowledgement
  • German: lobend erwähnen — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • German: loben — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • German: mit einem Wort der Anerkennung erwähnen — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • German: einen Gruß übermitteln — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • Italian: acclamare — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • Polish: pozdrawiać — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • Polish: pozdrowić — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • Portuguese: aclamar — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • Portuguese: aplaudir — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • Russian: выражать благодарность (vyražatʹ blagodarnostʹ) — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • Spanish: ameritar — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • Spanish: meritar — to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
  • German: rufen — to speak when inappropriate
  • German: herausrufen — to speak when inappropriate
  • German: dazwischenrufen — to speak when inappropriate
  • German: schreien — to speak when inappropriate
  • German: brüllen — to speak when inappropriate
  • Polish: odzywać się niepytany — to speak when inappropriate
  • Polish: odezwać się niepytany — to speak when inappropriate