shout from the rooftops

verb

To announce eagerly and widely; to proclaim.

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Meanings

verbshout from the rooftops (third-person singular simple present shouts from the rooftops, present participle shouting from the rooftops, simple past and past participle shouted from the rooftops)

present singular third person shouts from the rooftops · participle present shouting from the rooftops · participle past shouted from the rooftops · past shouted from the rooftops

  1. ambitransitiveTo announce eagerly and widely; to proclaim.

    This softly spoken but fluent communicator describes himself as an introvert who prefers not to shout from the rooftops.

    2021 January 13, Paul Clifton, “Delivering a basis for rail changes”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 30

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cry from the housetopcry from the housetopscry from the rooftopcry from the rooftops

Translations

Dutch van de daken schreeuwen
  • van de daken schreeuwenproclaim
Finnish toitottaa
  • toitottaaproclaim
French crier sur les toits, crier sur tous les toits
  • crier sur les toitsproclaim
  • crier sur tous les toitsproclaim
  • chanter sur les toitsproclaim
German etwas an die große Glocke hängen
  • etwas an die große Glocke hängenproclaim
Polish rozgłaszać na cały świat, rozgłosić na cały świat
  • rozgłaszać na cały światproclaim
  • rozgłosić na cały światproclaim
Spanish anunciar a bombo y platillo, a los cuatro vientos
  • anunciar a bombo y platilloproclaim
  • a los cuatro vientosproclaim
Turkish davul çalmak, dünya aleme duyurmak
  • davul çalmakproclaim
  • dünya aleme duyurmakproclaim
Cite this entry
APA

shout from the rooftops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shout%20from%20the%20rooftops

MLA

“shout from the rooftops.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shout%20from%20the%20rooftops. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shout from the rooftops,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shout%20from%20the%20rooftops.

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