v. 1
To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
Mom shouted to us to come sit at the table.
v. 2
To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
They shouted his name to get his attention.
n. 1
A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.

Related words

Word family: shoutable shoutbox shouter
Phrases: shout-out shout down vintage shout
Is a kind of: communicate utter

Forms

Plural: shouts → call-outs, shout-outs, vociferations…
Past participle: shouted
e.g. shouted → yelled, hollered, called, screamed…

Choose the right word

Shout, Call, Exclaim, Scream, Shriek or Yell?

To shout is to call or exclaim with the fullest volume of sustained voice; to scream is to utter a shriller cry; to shriek or to yell refers to that which is louder and wilder still. We shout words; in screaming, shrieking, or yelling there is often no attempt at articulation.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

cry The girl began to cry at the sight of the big dog.
scream She heard him scream, so she ran into his bedroom.
yell Don't yell in the street; we're putting on a show.
holler If you need anything, just give me a holler.
treat If you treat him fairly, he will be fair with you.
halloo Never halloo till you are out of the woods.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
shout		rising
cry		rising
scream		rising
yell		rising
holler		rising
treat		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: cry¹
4 letters: call¹, yell¹, roar¹, howl¹, hoot¹, bawl¹
5 letters: treat¹, abuse², whoop¹, hollo²
6 letters: scream¹, outcry², holler², squall¹, clamor², halloo
7 letters: exclaim², clamour²
10 letters: blackguard, vociferate⁴
11 letters: clapperclaw
12 letters: vociferation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse² = 2 syllables).