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shouted the odds

shouted the odds is the simple past and past participle of shout the odds.

Meaning of shout the odds

Verb

shout the odds (third-person singular simple present shouts the odds, present participle shouting the odds, simple past and past participle shouted the odds)

  1. (UK, colloquial) To talk loudly or boastfully; to make a verbal fuss.
    • He's shouting the odds at the Airdrie players when the Ref nods to two Police. And he's still shouting and bawling when the Police drag him away backwards up the terraces and make him stand in the damp shade and dripping rain.2011, Des Dillon, Return Of The Busby Babes, page 107

Questions about shouted the odds

What is shouted the odds the simple past and past participle of?
Shouted the odds is the simple past and past participle of shout the odds.

Words near shouted the odds in the dictionary

  1. shouted
  2. shouted down
  3. shouted fire in a crowded theater
  4. shouted from the rooftops
  5. shouted out
  6. shouted the odds
  7. shoutee
  8. shoutees
  9. shouter
  10. shouters
  11. shoutest

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