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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
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
The investigation also determined that the 17-year-old boy charged with two counts of committing a hate crime yelled a racial slur and another derogatory term during one of the incidents, according to police.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2024
For 40 years, his fans constantly begged him to repeat his trademark Tarzan yell.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
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Verb
UConn faced a double-digit halftime deficit at home for the first time since 2017, and in a chaotic halftime locker room scene, coaches yelled about defensive lapses, about players not doing their jobs or giving it their all.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
The investigation also determined that the 17-year-old boy charged with two counts of committing a hate crime yelled a racial slur and another derogatory term during one of the incidents, according to police.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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
For 40 years, his fans constantly begged him to repeat his trademark Tarzan yell.
—David O. Stewart, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yell
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In the clip, Scout, Tallulah, and Rumer, along with a group of friends and family, jump and scream as Moore’s name is called out by Kerry Washington, who presented the award alongside Andrew Garfield.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
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My cat's preference is screaming from the bath tub for someone to open the faucet for her.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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A number of Montreal Canadiens coaches and players shouted in recognition of the highlight play.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Positioned around the edge are a hundred bodies, Orcs and Trolls and bipedal oxen shouting, demanding, the death of the dishonorable.Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Power stick guy, the rodeo clown guys, shrieking college girls.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2024
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Candiace is building a family of her own, and chose to pursue that journey in an environment where she was not constantly triggered into a shrieking emotional mess at each conflict.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Trump trolled him for weeks and now this news comes [cry laughing emoji].Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mahali cried in front of the press cameras that came to report her father’s death.Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
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But seeing my son squeal over those ribbons of orange tickets streaming out was delightful.Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 26 Dec. 2024
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Case in point: their squealing delight at dying as if they’ve been let into the sickest after-hours club in history.Graham Techler, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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Addison doesn’t hoot and holler around the locker room.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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That day in April, as the moon crossed between the sun and Earth, causing a total solar eclipse, the quiet erupted into hooting and hollering.Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Yell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yell. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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