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


 shouting
      adj : noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying
            mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans";
            "the yelling fiend" [syn: crying, howling, yelling]
      n 1: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's
           all over but the shouting" [syn: cheering]
      2: uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement
         [syn: yelling]