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as in to scream
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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2
as in to shout
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
I yelled to the kids in the backyard that it was time to go home
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as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
the crowd gave a yell of approval
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Recent Examples of yell
Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
My character has got reason to be yelled at at the moment!
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
On the ninth one, Richardson slammed her left foot on the ground over the finish line and let out a yell.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
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Verb
How this small but annoying quirk came to be — and how to fix it
There might be several reasons why bar culture has tipped in a way that makes a bartender feel like an old grump yelling at children to get off his lawn.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
My character has got reason to be yelled at at the moment!
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
While Park spoke with co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos about growing up and going to college in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, Gad was shown sneaking up behind her — and letting out a yell that caused the actress to jump out of her seat and scream.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
On the ninth one, Richardson slammed her left foot on the ground over the finish line and let out a yell.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yell
Verb
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There was the monotony, euphoria, and bemusement of performing the same show to 60,000 screaming fans night after night.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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In San Diego this incited Beatlemania-volume screaming.—
Abby Aguirre,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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Watch Goldberg shout for Haines to come down from The View tower in the video above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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As Robinson spoke, or tried to speak, Butler shouted from across the locker room to Robinson that Robinson didn’t have to talk, wasn’t required to do the interview.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Women, pinned beneath heavy planks and timbers, shrieked in pain.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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And experts say there are actually perfectly good explanations for a partner not shrieking with excitement over a pregnancy announcement.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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On March 20, 2006, Tanya cried at work and told Joe that her real name was Tanya Kach, not Nikki Allen and that Hose had been holding her captive.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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And in hard moments, Alex would scream, cry or run to crawl onto my lap.—
Alicia Simba,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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One day, when the cat in our local bodega poked its head out of the store, Ellie squealed like a child.—
Camille Bromley Gabra Zackman Krish Seenivasan David Mason,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Those tend to not have much applause or anybody hooting and hollering.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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She wasn’t used to being around that many sailors all screaming and hollering for her.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Yell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yell. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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