yell
Americanverb (used without object)
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to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout.
He always yells when he is angry.
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to scream with pain, fright, etc.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a cry uttered by yelling.
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a cheer or shout of fixed words or syllables, as one adopted by a school or college to encourage a team.
verb
noun
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a loud piercing inarticulate cry, as of pain, anger, or fear
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a rhythmic cry of words or syllables, used in cheering in unison
Other Word Forms
- outyell verb (used with object)
- yeller noun
Etymology
Origin of yell
First recorded before 1000; (for the verb) Middle English yellen, Old English gellan, giellan; cognate with German gellen to resound, Dutch gillen; akin to Old English galan “to sing” ( nightingale ); noun derivative of the verb
Example Sentences
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Behind a barricade and large banner saying "Milan Fashion Week Go Fur-Free", activists with a megaphone yelled "Shame on you for what you do!" as Armani guests left the show.
From Barron's
As he yelled, the camera zoomed in on the hand of his daughter's fiancé, the wheelchair-bound billionaire and the male lead.
From BBC
One of the male mediums yelled out, “Don’t, I don’t want to, leave me alone,” before being dragged into a closet and locked in by unseen forces.
From Literature
“Yeeaaah,” most of them yell, waving their green paddles in the air.
From Los Angeles Times
McVay initially yelled and tried to make herself bigger to startle away the predator.
From Los Angeles Times
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