yell
verb (used without object)
to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout.
yeller
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a word derived from
yell.
Example Sentences
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“My mother had this thing that if you yell at somebody, it means you love them,” said Black, a world-class yeller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
It’s never too late to tell a yeller to take her stuff somewhere else.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2023
“He’s not a yeller; he’s not a screamer. He’s very deliberate and very direct. He’s not a guy that’s going to over talk you,” Brogdon said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2022
Alas, Gessen finds, “I turned out to be more of a yeller in Russian than I was in English.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
Too big and important, I guessed, to fuss with Little Arliss about that old yeller dog.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
