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yell

UK/jɛl/ US/ˈjɛl/ common informal
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

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”
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2.

utter or declare in a very loud voice

  • “You don”
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noun

1.

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

  • “the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience”
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2.

a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)

  • “a cry of rage”
  • “a yell of pain”
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Origin

From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).

Phrases

  • cell yell
  • give one a yell
  • rebel yell
  • Tarzan yell
  • yell at a cloud
  • yell at cloud
  • yell at clouds
  • yell at the cloud
  • yell at the clouds
  • yell out
  • yell silently

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