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shouting

noun · verb · 4 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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  • /ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northumbria: /ˈʃuːtɪn/
  • rhymes with -aʊtɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: SH AW1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of loud or highly audible acclamation, clamor, crying or uproar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of shout

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yelling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

4

noun

Meaning 4

encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it's all over but the shouting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cheering

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: encouragement

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صِيَاح (ṣiyāḥ) — the action of the verb to shout
  • Arabic: زعيق (zaʕīg) — the action of the verb to shout
  • German: Schreien — the action of the verb to shout
  • German: Geschrei — the action of the verb to shout
  • Romanian: răboreală — the action of the verb to shout
  • Russian: кри́ки (kríki) — the action of the verb to shout
  • Russian: крича́ние (kričánije) — the action of the verb to shout
Real reading context

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