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Definition of 'yell'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) yell
to cry out; shout.

2. yell
to scream with pain, fright, etc.

3. (v.t.) yell
to say by yelling:
to yell an order to the troops.

4. (n.) yell
a cry uttered by yelling.

5. yell
a cheer or shout, as one adopted by a school to encourage a team.

Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE giellan, c. MLG, MD ghellen, OHG gellan; akin to OE galan to sing (see nightingale ))

Definition of 'yell'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

2. (verb) cry, yell
a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
"a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain"

3. (verb) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
utter a sudden loud cry
"she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"

4. (verb) yell, scream
utter or declare in a very loud voice
"You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine"

Definition of 'yell'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) yell
to shout very loudly
"Help!" he yelled.; "I will not!" she yelled before running off.

2. yell
yell at
to shout at in anger
You don't have to yell at me!; She gave a loud yell.

Definition of 'yell'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) yell
a sharp, loud, hideous outcry

2. (verb) yell
to cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror

3. (verb) yell
to utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone

Translation of 'yell'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a loud, shrill cry; a scream a yell of pain.
Afrikaans: gil	Arabic: صَرْخَه	Bulgarian: вик
Brazilian: grito	Czech: řev, ječení	German: gellender Schrei
Danish: skrig	Greek: κραυγή, ουρλιαχτό	Spanish: grito, alarido
Estonian: karje, kisa	Farsi: هوار؛ فریاد	Finnish: huuto
French: hurlement	Hebrew: צְעָקָה, צְרִיחָה	Hindi: चीख, चिल्लाहट
Croatian: povik	Hungarian: ordítás	Indonesian: pekikan
Icelandic: öskur	Italian: grido	Japanese: 叫び声
Korean: 고함	Lithuanian: šūksmas	Latvian: brēciens
Malay: pekikan	Dutch: gil	Norwegian: hyl, vræl; heiarop
Polish: wrzask	Persian: هوار؛ فریاد	Pashto: چيغه، كړيكه، په تال او سن
Portuguese: grito	Romanian: ţipăt; strigăt	Russian: пронзительный крик
Slovak: rev, jačanie, výskanie	Slovenian: krik	Serbian: vika
Swedish: skrik, tjut, vrål	Thai: เสียงตะโกน	Turkish: bağırma, azarlama
Taiwanese: 叫喊	Ukrainian: волання, репетування	Urdu: بلند چیخ
Vietnamese: sự kêu la	Chinese: 叫喊
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