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yell

[ yel ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout:

    He always yells when he is angry.

  2. to scream with pain, fright, etc.


verb (used with object)

  1. to utter or tell by yelling:

    to yell an order to the troops.

noun

  1. a cry uttered by yelling.
  2. a cheer or shout of fixed words or syllables, as one adopted by a school or college to encourage a team.

yell

/ ɛ /

verb

  1. to shout, scream, cheer, or utter in a loud or piercing way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a loud piercing inarticulate cry, as of pain, anger, or fear
  2. a rhythmic cry of words or syllables, used in cheering in unison
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • dzܳy 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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Example Sentences

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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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