yell
verb (used without object)
to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout.
was yelling
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past progressiveof yell.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Sometimes, there was yelling and shouting or people giving haircuts in the street.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
There was yelling and booing and people crying, it was big and rousing, boring and absurd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Viewers found it hard to make out exactly what Green was yelling about unless they stayed around for post-speech coverage on cable news.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
“He wasn’t speaking truth to power. He was yelling it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
The Foreign Secretary was yelling orders, but no one could hear her.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
