Yell

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To cry out loudly, as in pain, fright, surprise, or enthusiasm.
  • v. To utter or express with a loud cry. See Synonyms at shout.
  • n. A loud cry; a shout.
  • n. A rhythmic cheer uttered or chanted in unison.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
  • v. To convey by shouting.
  • n. A shout.
  • adj. dry (of cow)
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.
  • v. To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.
  • n. A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cry out with a sharp, loud noise; shriek; cry or scream as with agony, horror, or ferocity.
  • To utter with a yell.
  • n. A sharp, loud outcry; a scream or cry suggestive of horror, distress, agony, or ferocity.
  • n. Specifically
  • n. A call or cry peculiar to a special body of persons: as, a class yell; the yell of Columbia, 91.
  • Same as yeld.
  • Dialectal forms of ale, ale-house.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. utter a sudden loud cry
  • n. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
  • v. utter or declare in a very loud voice
  • n. a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
  • Verb Form
    yelled    yelling    yells   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shout   
    Form
    yelled    yelling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shout   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Adel    Adele    Bel    Bell    Belle    Burrell    Cabell    Carmel    Cavell    Chanel   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    howl    squeal    wail    groan    whoop    bellow    growl    peal    uproar    sob