gridare

to shout

verb gree-DAH-reh Less Common

Also means

to scream

Usage Note

Gridare means 'to shout or yell', and can be used transitively (gridare aiuto = 'to cry for help') or intransitively (stai gridando! = 'you're shouting!'). It takes avere as its auxiliary. The noun is grido, with an irregular plural: le grida for human cries, i gridi for animal calls.

Examples

"I bambini gridano nel parco."

Natural Translation

The children are shouting in the park.

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