SHOUTING
Dictionary entry overview: What does shouting mean?
• SHOUTING (noun)
The noun SHOUTING has 2 senses:
1. encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
2. uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
Familiarity information: SHOUTING used as a noun is rare.
• SHOUTING (adjective)
The adjective SHOUTING has 1 sense:
1. noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts
Familiarity information: SHOUTING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHOUTING (noun)
Meaning:
Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
cheering; shouting
Context example:
it's all over but the shouting
Hypernyms ("shouting" is a kind of...):
encouragement (the expression of approval and support)
Meaning:
Uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
yelling; shouting
Hypernyms ("shouting" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
• SHOUTING (adjective)
Meaning:
Noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts
Synonyms:
crying; shouting; yelling
Context examples:
a crying mass of rioters / shouting fans / the yelling fiend
Similar:
noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)
