About The Word Yell
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Yell
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What's The Definition Of Yell?
[n] a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
[n] a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" [v] utter or declare in a very loud voice; "You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine" [v] utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" Synonyms | Synonyms for Yell: call | call | cry | cry | holler | hollo | outcry | scream | shout | shout out | squall | vociferation Related Terms | Find terms related to Yell: See Also | battle cry | bellow | bellowing | bird | blue murder | boo | Bronx cheer | call out | catcall | clamor | clamoring | clamour | clamouring | complaint | cry out | emit | exclaim | halloo | halloo | hiss | holla | holler | hollering | hollo | holloa | hoot | hosanna | howl | hue and cry | hurrah | let loose | let out | outcry | pipe | pipe up | rallying cry | raspberry | razzing | roar | roar | roaring | screak | scream | screaming | screech | screech | screeching | shout | shouting | shriek | shriek | shrieking | shrill | skreak | skreigh | snort | squawk | ululate | utter | utterance | vocalization | wail | war cry | war whoop | whoop | whoop | yawl | yelling | yodel | yowl Yell In Webster's Dictionary \Yell\ (y[e^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan, gillan,
gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel.
gjalla, Sw. g["a]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., &
OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st {Gale}, and
{Nightingale}.]
To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream
as with agony or horror.
They yelleden as feendes doon in helle. --Chaucer.
Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.
--Spenser.
Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed
thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton.
\Yell\, v. t. To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone. --Shak. \Yell\, n. A sharp, loud, hideous outcry. Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. --J. Philips. |
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