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Shout Pronunciation

Shout is pronounced SHOWT, IPA /ˈʃaʊt/.

SHOWT

US /ˈʃaʊt/  ·  UK /ˈʃaʊt/

Syllables: SHOWT (1 syllable)

verb and noun: To say something very loudly, or the loud call itself.

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Shout in a Sentence

  • Someone shouted my name across the car park.
  • He gave a shout when the boat came into view.
  • There is no need to shout at the driver.

Common Mispronunciations of Shout

Not SHOOT

Read the ou as the ow of cow and the word rhymes with out. Read as oo, it becomes shoot.

Not SOWT

Push the lips forward slightly and the s becomes sh, which is the one thing holding this word apart from a non-word.

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