yell

Formsyells, yelling, yelled

Pluralyells

1. 1
   verbintransitive

   To shout very loudly, often because you are angry or excited.

   Like a fire alarm going off: loud and impossible to ignore.

   The fans yelled when their team scored the winning goal.

   Please don't yell at me when I make a mistake.

   Similarshout, scream, holler, shriek, bellow

   Oppositewhisper, murmur

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A loud cry or shout.

   She let out a yell when she saw the spider.

   His yell echoed across the empty hall.

   Similarshout, scream, cry, shriek, bellow

   Oppositewhisper, murmur

3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To say something by shouting it out loud.

   He yelled instructions to the players from the sideline.

   Yell your name so we can find you in the crowd.

   Similarshout, call, bellow, holler

   Oppositewhisper

4. 4
   verbcolloquialintransitive

   To scold someone loudly in an angry way.

   Mom yelled at me for breaking the vase.

   Try not to yell at the kids when they make mistakes.

   Similarshout, scold, rant

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A short set of words that a group shouts together, like a team cheer.

   Like a chant that everyone shouts at the same time at a game.

   The crowd practiced their yell before the big game.

   Each school has its own yell for the championship.

   Similarcheer, chant

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6. 6
   adjectivedialectalUlster

   Of a cow, not giving any milk.

   Like a fruit tree in winter that grows no fruit.

   The farmer kept the yell cows in a separate field.

   Two of the cows went yell over the winter.

   Similardry

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