'Shouting' definitions:

Definition of 'shouting'

(from WordNet)
noun
Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting" [syn: cheering, shouting]
noun
Uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement [syn: yelling, shouting]

Definition of 'Shouting'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.]
  • 1. To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Shouting of the men and women eke. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To entertain with refreshments or the like gratuitously; to treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • To shout at, to utter shouts at; to deride or revile with shouts. [1913 Webster]

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