YELL

cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation

(noun) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”

cry, yell

(noun) a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); “a cry of rage”; “a yell of pain”

yell, scream

(verb) utter or declare in a very loud voice; “You don’t have to yell--I can hear you just fine”

shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall

(verb) utter a sudden loud cry; “she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle”; “I yelled to her from the window but she couldn’t hear me”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Yell

The second-largest island in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States, named after Archibald Yell.

A surname.

Anagrams

• Lyle

Etymology 1

Verb

yell (third-person singular simple present yells, present participle yelling, simple past and past participle yelled)

(intransitive) shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.

(transitive) to convey by shouting

(slang) to tell someone off (in a loud and angry manner)

Usage notes

To yell at someone is as in a hostile manner, while to yell to someone means to speak loudly so as to be heard.

Synonyms

• (shout): call, cry, holler, shout

• See also shout

Noun

yell (plural yells)

A shout.

A phrase to be shouted.

Etymology 2

Adjective

yell (not comparable)

(Ulster) dry (of cow)

Anagrams

• Lyle

Source: Wiktionary


Yell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Yelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Yelling.] Etym: [OE. yellen, , AS. giellan, gillan, gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel. gjalla, Sw. gälla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., & OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st Gale, and Nightingale.]

Definition: To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. Chaucer. Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells. Spenser. Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. Milton.

Yell, v. t.

Definition: To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone. Shak.

Yell, n.

Definition: A sharp, loud, hideous outcry. Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. J. Philips.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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