yell
[verb]
Synonyms:
- scream, bawl, holler (informal), howl, screech, shout, shriek, squeal
[noun]
Synonyms:
- scream, cry, howl, screech, shriek, whoop

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Contrasted words: acclaim, applaud, cheer, hail
Related Idioms: beat one's breast, make an outcry, tear one's hair, yell to high heaven
Related Words: cry, lament, squall, wail, weep, bemoan, bewail, deplore

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English Thesaurus: shout, yell, call (out), cry (out), scream, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. yell¹ /jel/ verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: giellan]

1. [intransitive and transitive] (also yell out) to shout or say something very loudly, especially because you are frightened, angry, or excited:
‘Help me!’ she yelled hysterically.
I yelled out, ‘Here I am!’
The crowd are on their feet yelling.
yell at
Don’t you yell at me like that!
yell at somebody to do something
They yelled at him to stop.
yell (out) in surprise/pain etc
Clare yelled in pain as she fell.
He could hear Pete yelling at the top of his voice (=very loudly).

2. [intransitive] especially American English spoken to ask for help:
If you need me, just yell.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. yell² noun [countable]

1. a loud shout
let out/give a yell
She let out a yell when she saw me.
a yell of surprise/delight/triumph etc
Dan gave a yell of delight when Larsson scored.

2. American English words or phrases that students and cheerleaders shout together to show support for their school, college etc

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

yell
verb
ADV. loudly | furiously, hysterically | almost | back, out She yelled back at me to mind my own business.
VERB + YELL hear sb
PREP. at He yelled at me furiously.
for yelling for help
in She yelled in pain as she touched the hot iron.
with The children were yelling with laughter.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

shout to say something very loudly:
The two men were shouting angrily at each other.
‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.
yell (also holler American English) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout:
The children were yelling at each other across the street.
‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.
call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention:
He called her name but she didn’t hear him.
‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.
cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited:
‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried.
He cried out in panic.
‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.
scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc:
The baby wouldn’t stop screaming.
She screamed as she jumped into the cold water.
‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.
roar written to shout in a loud deep voice:
The crowd roared their appreciation.
‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared.
bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you:
He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.
bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy:
‘What are you doing?’ he bawled.
The kids were bawling in the back of the car.
She was always bawling at the children.
raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry:
I never heard my father raise his voice.
cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval:
The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.
a loud scream
Suddenly I heard a loud scream.
a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (=with a very high sound)
The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.
a bloodcurdling scream (=very frightening)
With a blood-curdling scream, he threw himself at Paul.
a terrified scream (=by someone who is terrified)
I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs.
a terrible scream (=by someone suffering great pain or fear)
We were woken late that night by the most terrible screams.
a little scream
Mrs Wood gave a little scream.
a muffled/stifled scream (=made quieter, for example by putting a hand over someone’s mouth)
No one heard her muffled screams.
let out a scream
He let out a piercing scream.
give a scream
She gave a scream of delight.
a scream of laughter/delight
We could hear the children’s screams of laughter.
a scream of pain/terror/agony
My screams of terror awoke my parents.

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