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adjective

as in muttered

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verb

past tense of shout
as in yelled
to speak so as to be heard at a distance well-wishers shouted to departing passengers from the dock

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Recent Examples of shouted
Adjective
This blend of styles is not only about presenting contrasts—clean versus shouted vocals, melodic versus dissonant riffs, headbanging versus moshing—but also preserving the murky in-between that only elevates the extreme. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Dern's 7-year-old daughter peered her head over the barricade from her front row seat and shouted encouragement each time mom got close to her side of the cage. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Jarren Duran shouted at Willson Contreras at the end of an inning for no good reason. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 During his emotional remarks, Johnson also shouted out his younger daughters, Jasmine and Tiana, who were watching at home. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026 Marisa Ansaldo had collapsed and someone had shouted out to call an ambulance. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 As for other mentors in the music industry, Thomas, who won his first three Grammys earlier in 2026, also shouted out Ty Dolla $ign. — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2026 One student groaned at the pitch; another shouted out the name OnlyMarms. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026 The producer-recording artist shouted his single-syllable background vocals into a microphone by himself on stage. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026 Basin then turned toward another beachgoer, shouted an obscenity and resumed arguing with members of the group. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shouted
  1. muttered
  2. yelled
  3. whispered
  4. cried
  5. murmured
  6. hollered
  7. mouthed
  8. breathed
Adjective
  • Often made by anonymous rappers and producers with a monkish dedication to their craft, this isn’t rap for the live show but for the headphones, music where every muttered word and barely-there snare matters.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of muttered
Verb
  • In April, Bloomberg reported on troubles at Cooper’s company, spurred in part by juggling too many business ventures, including executive turnover, shows that failed to become major hits and staff issues with Kaplan, who often yelled at employees.
    — Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Witnesses said the suspect yelled racial slurs at the victim, officials said.
    — Jessica Baltaxe, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of yelled
Adjective
  • For many leaders, the phrase conjures up whispered alliances, opportunistic loyalty, self-interested maneuvering and the slow poisoning of organizational culture.
    — Harrison Monarth, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Definition of whispered
Verb
  • Mexico women cried with joy after a 20-19 win over Great Britain — which rallied from 20-6 down — for the women’s bronze and an Olympic spot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken cried while tributing songwriting partner Howard Ashman on stage at D23’s Beauty and the Beast reunion.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cried
Adjective
  • No photograph could catch the smell drifting from the nearby military barracks and Indian camps; capture the murmured swirl of French, English, Arapaho, and Lakota; or let a viewer feel the colliding anxieties and expectations that hung heavy over negotiations like this.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of murmured
Verb
  • As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Nearby, other passengers screamed and hollered for their lives.
    — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of hollered
Adjective
  • Banderas, 65, portrays the Portuguese chef whom Bourdain works for at the Dreadnaught, while Woodall, 29, Stavros Halkias and Michael Jibrin portray the potty-mouthed, hard-partying cooks Bourdain works with.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Waititi’s sharp, funny script pairs Neill with Dennison’s foul-mouthed teen to create a hilarious-yet-heartfelt odd couple.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Definition of mouthed
Adjective
  • His wraparound, tight-quarters assist on a Keshad Johnson dunk in the second half breathed fire into the lungs of the home crowd.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
Definition of breathed

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