yell
verb (used without object)
to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout.
are yelling
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present progressiveof yell.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now unwitting spectators are yelling fault, filing noise complaints and petitions to curb playing hours that have left authorities in a pickle.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
Shapiro added: “People are yelling at us that these aren’t real dire wolves. But no one has ever questioned whether the dinosaurs in ‘Jurassic Park’ are real dinosaurs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2025
Off camera, police and security officers are yelling at him to “get on the ground.”
From Salon ● May 4, 2024
The cycle of yelling, crying and apologizing is so constant that even within episodes you lose track of what people are yelling about and what they’re apologizing for.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
We are yelling “AHHHHHH” and we are tingling with fear, turning over and over, the world upside down, right side up, upside down, The Fifth Tuesday And then, nothing.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
