Meanings
verbshout out (third-person singular simple present shouts out, present participle shouting out, simple past and past participle shouted out)
present singular third person shouts out · participle present shouting out · participle past shouted out · past shouted out
- To publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization.
- To speak when inappropriate, particularly in a school environment.
My teacher said I shouldn't shout out all the time.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbutter a sudden loud cry
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German lobend erwähnen, loben
- lobend erwähnento publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- lobento publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- mit einem Wort der Anerkennung erwähnento publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- einen Gruß übermittelnto publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- rufento speak when inappropriate
- herausrufento speak when inappropriate
- dazwischenrufento speak when inappropriate
- schreiento speak when inappropriate
- brüllento speak when inappropriate
- lobende Erwähnungact of giving such an acknowledgement
- Lobact of giving such an acknowledgement
- anerkennendes Wortact of giving such an acknowledgement
- Grußbotschaftact of giving such an acknowledgement
- Grüßeact of giving such an acknowledgement
Italian acclamare, acclamazione
- acclamareto publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- acclamazioneact of giving such an acknowledgement
Polish pozdrawiać, pozdrowić
- pozdrawiaćto publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- pozdrowićto publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- odzywać się niepytanyto speak when inappropriate
- odezwać się niepytanyto speak when inappropriate
- pozdrowienieact of giving such an acknowledgement
Portuguese aclamar, aplaudir
- aclamarto publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- aplaudirto publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
Russian выражать благодарность
- выражать благодарность (vyražatʹ blagodarnostʹ)to publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
Spanish ameritar, meritar
- ameritarto publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
- meritarto publicly greet or acknowledge a person, group, or organization
Cite this entry
APA
shout out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shout%20out
MLA
“shout out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shout%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shout out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shout%20out.
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