yell

American  

[yel] / yɛl /

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.

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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 British  

/ jɛl /

verb

1. to shout, scream, cheer, or utter in a loud or piercing way

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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

Other Word Forms

• outyell verb (used with object)
• yeller noun

Etymology

Origin of yell

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

Example Sentences

During Monday afternoon's court appearance, a member of the public began to yell in Spanish at Maduro that he would "pay" for what he had done.

From BBC

"He told me that at a certain point, someone yelled 'fire' in the bar area... and from there the fire spread incredibly quickly."

From Barron's

Walking the length of Manhattan to show New Yorkers they "deserve a mayor that they can see, they can hear, they can even yell at".

From BBC

I was going to yell back, “I’d like to see how many of you will need it when we land,” but I wasn’t brave enough.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s the same thing!” an investor yells back.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• hoot
• howl
• screech
• shriek
• squawk
• squeal
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