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yell
[ yel ]
verb (used without object)
- to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout:
He always yells when he is angry.
- to scream with pain, fright, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to utter or tell by yelling:
to yell an order to the troops.
noun
- a cry uttered by yelling.
- a cheer or shout of fixed words or syllables, as one adopted by a school or college to encourage a team.
yell
/ ɛ /
verb
- to shout, scream, cheer, or utter in a loud or piercing way
noun
- a loud piercing inarticulate cry, as of pain, anger, or fear
- a rhythmic cry of words or syllables, used in cheering in unison
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Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms
- dzܳy verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yell1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of yell1
Old English giellan; related to Old Saxon gellon, Old High German gellan, Old Norse gjalla; see nightingale
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“Being aggressive. Being a loud talker. I loved it. It makes me feel like I’m bringing value. Encouraging. Yelling. I’m always going to yell.”
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Throughout the show, he continually shouted out Mexico and encouraged the crowd to yell out the lyrics.
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"Only this time, there was no camera, no director to yell 'cut'. No-one to plead for his life."
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“Put your hands behind your back,” Yanez yells twice more as Valdez screams in agony.
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Castellanos “was an almost perfect mom. She never told a bad word, yelled at the girl, didn’t hit her,” he said in Spanish.
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