a warning shout
Frequency: 7.06.8 per million words
A shout intended to alert someone to danger.
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Examples (10)
- The lifeguard let out a warning shout when he saw the swimmer in trouble.
- As the building began to collapse, a desperate warning shout echoed through the streets.
- The lost hikers heard a distant warning shout that guided them back to the trail.
- The sudden warning shout from the lookout alerted the ship to the approaching storm.
- He gave a sharp warning shout just as the car veered off the road.
- The climber's final warning shout was lost in the wind.
- A hunter's warning shout could be heard across the valley, signaling danger.
- The child's warning shout alerted his mother to the unattended stove.
- The soldiers were trained to give a warning shout to identify themselves in the dark.
- The sudden warning shout from the crowd caused everyone to freeze.