shouting

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shout/ʃaʊt/

▶verb

• 1 speak or call out very loudly.

  ■ (shout at) reprimand loudly.

  ■ (shout someone down) prevent someone from speaking or being heard by shouting.

• 2 Austral./NZ informal treat (someone) to (something, especially a drink).

▶noun

• 1 a loud cry or call.

• 2 (one's shout) Brit. informal one's turn to buy a round of drinks.

– phrases
all over bar the shouting Brit. informal (of a contest) almost finished and therefore virtually decided.
give someone a shout informal call on or get in touch with someone.
in with a shout Brit. informal having a good chance.
shout something from the rooftops talk openly about something personal or secret.
shout the odds Brit. talk loudly and in an opinionated way.

– derivatives
shouter noun,
shouty adjective (informal).

– origin ME: perh. rel. to shoot; cf. ON skúta ‘a taunt’, also scout2.