Word Choice – Best Verbs to Use with ‘Tattoo’

For noble, I can think of ennoble. To bestow with nobility, I would choose honor or grace.

"Shout" and "yell" are more or less synonymous. Other than style or poetry (and a few idiomatic expressions), I can't think of any reason why you couldn't use one in place of the other.

A "scream" includes a shrill note that indicates extreme emotion. This is the infamous "Wilhelm Scream'.

These are also screams: American girls screaming at the Beatles

A "cry" is a loud exclamation, often sounding like someone (or something) in distress. There is also the additional nuance that a "cry" is meant to be heard over some distance.

As you mentioned, you can "cry" for help, but so can animals: Bear cub crying for its mom.. We can describe the sound wildcats make as "cries" (or "screams") even though these are not from distress, because it sounds like something that needs help.

(Edit) We would most likely say that a heavy metal vocalist screams into the microphone. Apparently this (along with growling) is the actual term for this style. As a scream, by definition, includes higher-pitched elements, a rapper who is "singing" loudly into the mike could be said to be either shouting or yelling.

Be aware that, in current slang, to "shout out" means to "favorably acknowledge" as in "a public expression of thanks".

I want to give a shout out to all of my fans, without whom I wouldn't be here on this stage.