I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
shout a command
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Kruger shouted his commands: 'Faster, faster!'
shout slogans
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Five youths were arrested after shouting anti-government slogans.
shout/hurl/scream abuse at sb
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The other driver started hurling abuse at me.
shouting match
shouts/cries of joy
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They greeted each other with cries of joy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
back
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The door stayed jammed shut, and he didn't shout back or answer her in any way.
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I heard him shout back as he retired, loading his gun.
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Everyone stopped and looked around and one or two voices shouted back to him along the valley.
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We were shouting back and forth over the sound of the water.
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Giles shouted back as loudly as he could.
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He could hear engines gunning, hammers ringing, voices shouting back and forth.
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My cries make Connie back up, until he is shouted back by Mr Barraza.
down
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The party stalwarts toe the presidential line and shout down those who disagree.
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But for once, it was he who was shouted down .
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She shouted down the phone and Mrs Hendry reddened.
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Logical deals are killed, rational arguments are shouted down , ambitious engineers are demoralized.
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By the Monday they were to shout down with peculiar virulence a similar although more long-winded question by Churchill.
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I do not say anything, but only in part because I would be shouted down too.
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But now it was everywhere, clamouring at her, shouting down the years of her virginal marriage.
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Schilling fought it, but since business was booming, he was shouted down .
out
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If you are for the latter, shout out Aye.
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Soon enough you can sit quietly while your child shouts out the lines.
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The guards used to fire blasts of tear-gas into the cells while forcing their occupants to shout out their names.
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I want to shout out and stop her, but I can't get no sound out.
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He shouted out to be killed, but since he was not of his own regiment, Stephen demurred.
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The drumming disoriented him, the darkness frightened him; he shouted out .
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I stayed where I was, shouting out orders and near enough to the postern gate if things should go wrong.
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The trainer would then shout out a random number, for example, six.
■ NOUN
help
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The alarm was raised by a passer-by who heard one of the youngsters, clinging to rocks, shouting for help .
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I opened my mouth to shout for help , but nothing came out.
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A witness had seen him in deep water, shouting and waving for help .
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Always, the best thing to do is to run and shout for help , before attempting anything else.
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He tried to shout for help , but was too weak to raise even the feeblest of cries.
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Maria was last seen shouting for help inside a military jeep that evening.
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My resistance surprised him, and he shouted for help .
name
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The guards used to fire blasts of tear-gas into the cells while forcing their occupants to shout out their names .
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Hercules sought him madly everywhere, shouting his name and plunging deeper and deeper into the forest away from the sea.
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He shouted her name , but she only let him in after he threatened to kick down the door.
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A typical campaign consists of politicians repeatedly shouting their name , party affiliation, and other slogans through loudspeakers.
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Artai sat down, and at once the people began to shout his name .
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When questioned during campaign appearances, supporters shouted the names of battles in which he had fought.
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He would shout her name , call repeatedly into the wind until she appeared on the balcony to wave.
top
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Cheryl's three words were hardly finished before Angela was racing back to the farmhouse shouting at the top of her voice.
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These newcomers trotted through the streets-nobody seemed to walk anymore-waving papers, shouting at the top of their lungs.
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Was he still rushing up and down stairs shouting at the top of his voice in case anyone had missed his presence?
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He was too far away to hear, even if she shouted at the top of her voice.
voice
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White faces: cracked voices shouting .
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It is tempting for leaders to confuse the popular will with the voices of those who shout the loudest.
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And then an impatient male voice had shouted from the cockpit above.
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She remembered his laughter, and her father's voice shouting farewell.
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Everyone stopped and looked around and one or two voices shouted back to him along the valley.
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An angry voice shouted something behind her.
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His voice , shouting commands, hardly ceased.
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Then they swept past with a great roar of engines, and there seemed to be a voice shouting from a loudspeaker.
■ VERB
begin
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Demanding to know why, he began to shout at her.
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Men began to shout with excitement.
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Members of Spencers family began shouting and had to be restrained.
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One day we had just made camp when a local caste of herders came and began shouting and threatening us.
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Artai sat down, and at once the people began to shout his name.
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There was music and dancing and the crowd began to shout .
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Then he saw a policeman near him, so he began to sing and shout and make a lot of noise.
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The people began to laugh and shout .
hear
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From below he heard shouting and running feet, and from further off came the muffled sound of more gunfire.
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I heard him shout back as he retired, loading his gun.
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But I heard them shouting , right through these walls.
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Barnett heard , or thought he heard, somebody shout that they were going to kill his father.
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I pretended not to hear , but he shouted a message that he would return.
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Frozen with horror, Kate heard noises and shouting from beyond the hut.
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They argued while eating their meals, having baths and in their sleep too you could hear them shouting .
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It wasn't until the next day some one heard him shouting and came to his rescue.
start
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I wakened up when he started shouting at me.
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Or else he started to shout .
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He's going to start shouting .
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So you start shouting at your breadhead: come on, supply me.
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Finally Ishmael starts shouting at Queequeg and nudging him and finally awakes the big man.
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He threw it hard at the Dodger, but missed and hit Charley Bates, who started to shout with fear.
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The old gentleman was not the only one who started shouting .
stop
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She stopped shouting and gave up hammering on the door.
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He had to stop himself from shouting aloud with pleasure.
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So when you see me overtaking, stop shouting and give it a whirl.
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I wanted him to pay attention. Stop shouting .
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Burun clenched his fists and bit his tongue to stop himself from shouting out.
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Every few steps I stopped and shouted , but the only sound in that wild, lonely place was the wind.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be all over bar the shouting
laugh/shout/scream etc your head off
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By this time Irene was emitting a steady gurgle of contentment, when she wasn't laughing her head off.
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If Hancock himself had been around, he would have doubtless squirmed as the audience laughed their heads off.
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Joey stood in the door laughing his head off and Noreen peered over his shoulder, her hands over her mouth.
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Louise: Ursula would have laughed her head off.
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Old Warleigh would laugh his head off if I put reasons like that to him.
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Then he tips her down and she's screaming her head off.
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Tony races past, laughing his head off.
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You were screaming your head off.
read/shout etc sth out (loud)
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Everything I had read before turned out to be outdated.
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He comes up to my room in the evenings so that I can read them out to him.
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He read it out loud to his colleagues, quite sarcastically, expecting them to agree that it was ridiculous.
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He shouts her out into the street for a harlot.
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Laura listened attentively while Yoyo read the speech out loud, and in the end, her eyes were glistening too.
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North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval, but it was all delightfully vague.
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She brings her notes about it to the meeting and reads them out .
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We can read the books children are reading, find out what happens in class, ask what the guidance counselor said.
shouting match
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He was a diplomat; he liked negotiation and conclusions, not shouting matches in smoke-filled rooms which went nowhere.
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On the pavements, pedestrians bump into each other rather than step aside, and small offences turn quickly into shouting matches .
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Once, amid a furious shouting match reported by Clinton biographer David Maraniss, then-Gov.
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Precipitating the shouting match at Lindale was a 25-cent increase in the $ 1 admission fee.
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She interrupts the shouting match behind her to seek directions to Aunt Molly's hotel.
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Their late-night shouting match was so noisy it kept staff awake.
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Then the shouting matches would commence.
sing/shout at the top of your voice
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Get out of the way!" she shouted.
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"Get out!" she shouted angrily.
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I wish you'd stop shouting at the children
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Linda leant out of the widow and shouted out my name.
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The protesters marched through the streets, shouting slogans.
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There was so much noise from the engine that we had to shout to hear each other.
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You don't need to shout . I'm standing right here.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All those people shouting at each other.
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Fong turned to Soo and shouted at her in Swahili.
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One day we had just made camp when a local caste of herders came and began shouting and threatening us.
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The companies that follow this principle often don't shout about it, but they are easy to recognise.
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The drumming disoriented him, the darkness frightened him; he shouted out.
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These newcomers trotted through the streets-nobody seemed to walk anymore-waving papers, shouting at the top of their lungs.
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They shouted and laughed like tourists, and called out greetings to Langford and Wall.
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They were shouting at her to get on with it.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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The Israelite army greets it with the same great shout as bounced off the walls of Jericho and heralded their demolition.
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As we passed through the city wall, a great shout went up from the occupants of the car.
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Suddenly I was full of hope again, and I gave a great shout of happiness.
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Then with a great shout he began to plunge over bodies and kit-bags down the gangway towards us.
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I was so surprised that I gave a great shout .
loud
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As soon as we passed, loud shouts went up.
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Underline the follow-up by means of a loud shout to show that you have unified mental resolve and physical effort in the technique.
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When somebody suggested hide and seek, there were loud shouts of agreement.
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She gave a loud , bitter shout of laughter that made them all stare.
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A louder shout than usual took her back to the ring.
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The hips turn strongly behind the punch and a loud shout should accompany it.
■ VERB
give
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Suddenly I was full of hope again, and I gave a great shout of happiness.
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At each round the Confederate artillerymen gave a shout , which seemed surprisingly near.
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Melwas gave a shout , and swung his sword up for the kill.
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Suddenly the man called Barakai gave a shout , then charged.
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I tugged the ribbon and lifted the lid and heard myself give a harsh shout of anger and rejection and probably shame.
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Anyway, give me a shout if you want me.
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Angel glanced round and gave a shout of warning.
hear
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Just then Grant heard shouts and running feet from various parts of the house, converging on the sounds of gunfire.
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They hear the shouts of the peasants coming up the hill.
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But he could hear no shouts of terror and panic as he might have supposed.
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A few yards later they heard a shout from the shore.
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Swallows fought under the eaves outside the window, a lonely bell sounded, and Corbett heard faint shouts from the courtyard.
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The man managed to pull them free after he heard their shouts for help at Towyn in Clwyd.
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She could no longer hear the shouts of her father and brother but felt them on her back.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
erupt into laughter/shouting etc
laugh/shout/scream etc your head off
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By this time Irene was emitting a steady gurgle of contentment, when she wasn't laughing her head off.
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If Hancock himself had been around, he would have doubtless squirmed as the audience laughed their heads off.
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Joey stood in the door laughing his head off and Noreen peered over his shoulder, her hands over her mouth.
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Louise: Ursula would have laughed her head off.
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Old Warleigh would laugh his head off if I put reasons like that to him.
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Then he tips her down and she's screaming her head off.
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Tony races past, laughing his head off.
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You were screaming your head off.
read/shout etc sth out (loud)
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Everything I had read before turned out to be outdated.
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He comes up to my room in the evenings so that I can read them out to him.
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He read it out loud to his colleagues, quite sarcastically, expecting them to agree that it was ridiculous.
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He shouts her out into the street for a harlot.
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Laura listened attentively while Yoyo read the speech out loud, and in the end, her eyes were glistening too.
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North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval, but it was all delightfully vague.
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She brings her notes about it to the meeting and reads them out .
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We can read the books children are reading, find out what happens in class, ask what the guidance counselor said.
sing/shout at the top of your voice
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As we got near the stadium, we could hear the shouts of the crowd.
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He gave a shout of joy as he realised he'd won the race.
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Just then Angie burst in with a shout of excitement.
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Lisa's voice rose to a shout .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A shout made them look up.
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At each round the Confederate artillerymen gave a shout , which seemed surprisingly near.
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Dowd felt his master's hand on his neck, and heard shouts of horror on all sides.
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Just then Grant heard shouts and running feet from various parts of the house, converging on the sounds of gunfire.
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Suffice it to say that the whisper eventually turned into a shout and the five-foot pile of dirt was reduced considerably.
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The urgent shout had come in through his unlatched gate as he was about to take a sip of the broth.
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There were songs and testimonies, spontaneous sermons and exhortations, joyous shouts and prayers punctuated by sobs and tears.
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You swagger in here, into my lady's chamber, and shout allegations yet show no evidence.