adj
Meaning 1
dry (of cow)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ulster, not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
yell
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/jɛl/
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name
Meaning 2
The second-largest island in the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.
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name
Meaning 3
An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Tennessee, United States, named after Archibald Yell.
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name
Meaning 4
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 5
A shout.
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noun
Meaning 6
A phrase to be shouted.
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verb
Meaning 7
To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 8
To convey by shouting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- He yelled directions to the party from the car.
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verb
Meaning 9
To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, usually
Examples
- If I come home late again, my dad is gonna yell at me.
- They sent another email yelling at us to get our reports in on time. (or) They sent another email yelling about how we had to get our reports in on time.
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noun
Meaning 10
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cry, outcry, call, shout, vociferation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utterance, vocalization
Narrower terms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl, blue murder, catcall, clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry, halloo, hoot, hosanna, noise, scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking, screech, screeching, whoop, war cry, war whoop, rallying cry, battle cry, yelling, shouting, yodel, boo, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird
noun
Meaning 11
a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a cry of rage
- a yell of pain
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Synonyms: cry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utterance, vocalization
Narrower terms: complaint
verb
Meaning 12
utter or declare in a very loud voice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
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Synonyms: scream
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shout
verb
Meaning 13
utter a sudden loud cry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
- I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shout, shout out, cry, call, scream, holler, hollo, squall
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
Narrower terms: hollo, hurrah, halloo, whoop, shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe, howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup, squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots yeld (“ceasing to give milk”).
The name of the Shetland Island is from Pictish, cognate with Welsh iâl (“pastureland”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *yalom (“clearing”).
From Middle English ȝellen, yellen, from Old English ġiellan, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian gälje (“to yell”), Dutch gillen (“to yell”), German Low German gellen (“to yell”), German gellen (“to yell”).
Across languages
Translations
119 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: anqırtı — a shout
- Bulgarian: вик (vik) — a shout
- Bulgarian: крясък (krjasǎk) — a shout
- Finnish: huuto — a shout
- Galician: berro — a shout
- Galician: alarido — a shout
- Galician: grito — a shout
- Ingrian: kiljahus — a shout
- Ingrian: möry — a shout
- Irish: liú — a shout
- Middle English: yel — a shout
- Sanskrit: क्रोश (krośa) — a shout
- Spanish: grito — a shout
- Spanish: vociferación — a shout
- Spanish: gritoneo — a shout
- Spanish: voceo — a shout
- Ukrainian: крик (kryk) — a shout
- Ukrainian: ве́реск (véresk) — a shout
- Esperanto: kriego — a slogan to be shouted
- Albanian: bërtas — shout (verb)
- Arabic: صَاحَ (ṣāḥa) — shout (verb)
- Arabic: صاح (sāḥ) — shout (verb)
- Armenian: գոռալ (goṙal) — shout (verb)
- Armenian: բղավել (bġavel) — shout (verb)
- Aromanian: urlu — shout (verb)
- Aromanian: aurlu — shout (verb)
- Bulgarian: викам (vikam) — shout (verb)
- Bulgarian: крещя (kreštja) — shout (verb)
- Cherokee: ᎠᏙᎯᎠ (adohia) — shout (verb)
- Cherokee: ᎨᏡᎲᏍᎦ (getluhvsga) — shout (verb)
- Chinese Mandarin: 叫喊 (jiàohǎn) — shout (verb)
- Chinese Mandarin: 叫 (jiào) — shout (verb)
- Czech: řvát — shout (verb)
- Czech: ječet — shout (verb)
- Danish: råbe — shout (verb)
- Danish: skrige — shout (verb)
- Dutch: schreeuwen — shout (verb)
- Esperanto: kriegi — shout (verb)
- Faroese: rópa — shout (verb)
- Finnish: huutaa — shout (verb)
- French: hurler — shout (verb)
- French: gueuler — shout (verb)
- Friulian: urlâ — shout (verb)
- Friulian: vosâ — shout (verb)
- Galician: berrar — shout (verb)
- Galician: golear — shout (verb)
- Galician: bracar — shout (verb)
- Galician: barullar — shout (verb)
- Georgian: ყვირილი (q̇virili) — shout (verb)
- Georgian: კივილი (ḳivili) — shout (verb)
- German: schreien — shout (verb)
- Greek: ωρύομαι (orýomai) — shout (verb)
- Greek: ουρλιάζω (ourliázo) — shout (verb)
- Greek: κραυγάζω (kravgázo) — shout (verb)
- Greek: σκούζω (skoúzo) — shout (verb)
- Greek: φωνάζω (fonázo) — shout (verb)
- Ancient Greek: βοάω (boáō) — shout (verb)
- Hebrew: צָרַח (tsaráḥ) — shout (verb)
- Hindi: चिल्लाना (cillānā) — shout (verb)
- Hungarian: ordít — shout (verb)
- Hungarian: kiáltozik — shout (verb)
- Icelandic: hrópa — shout (verb)
- Icelandic: öskra — shout (verb)
- Icelandic: gala — shout (verb)
- Ido: kriar — shout (verb)
- Ido: bramar — shout (verb)
- Italian: urlare — shout (verb)
- Italian: gridare — shout (verb)
- Italian: strillare — shout (verb)
- Italian: sbraitare — shout (verb)
- Japanese: 叫ぶ (sakebu) — shout (verb)
- Khmer: ស្រែក (sraek) — shout (verb)
- Korean: 소리치다 (sorichida) — shout (verb)
- Korean: 외치다 (oechida) — shout (verb)
- Central Kurdish: ھاوار کردن (hawar kirdin) — shout (verb)
- Latin: clāmō — shout (verb)
- Māori: pararē — shout (verb)
- Māori: hāparangi — shout (verb)
- Māori: tīwaha — shout (verb)
- Māori: hāmama — shout (verb)
- Māori: auare — shout (verb)
- Megleno-Romanian: strig — shout (verb)
- Middle English: yellen — shout (verb)
- Khiamniungan Naga: vīe — shout (verb)
- Neapolitan: alluccà — shout (verb)
- Norman: heurler — shout (verb)
- Norwegian: rope — shout (verb)
- Norwegian: skrike — shout (verb)
- Ojibwe: biibaagi — shout (verb)
- Old English: hrīeman — shout (verb)
- Old English: ġiellan — shout (verb)
- Polish: krzyczeć — shout (verb)
- Portuguese: gritar — shout (verb)
- Romanian: urla — shout (verb)
- Romanian: țipa — shout (verb)
- Romanian: striga — shout (verb)
- Russian: крича́ть (kričátʹ) — shout (verb)
- Russian: ора́ть (orátʹ) — shout (verb)
- Russian: вопи́ть (vopítʹ) — shout (verb)
- Scottish Gaelic: sgal — shout (verb)
- Spanish: gritar — shout (verb)
- Spanish: vociferar — shout (verb)
- Spanish: vocear — shout (verb)
- Spanish: gritonear — shout (verb)
- Spanish: exclamar — shout (verb)
- Spanish: huchear — shout (verb)
- Thai: ตะโกน (dtà-goon) — shout (verb)
- Turkish: bağırmak — shout (verb)
- Ottoman Turkish: چاغرمق (çağırmak) — shout (verb)
- Ottoman Turkish: سسلنمك (seslenmek) — shout (verb)
- Ugaritic: 𐎕𐎈 (ṣḥ) — shout (verb)
- Ukrainian: крича́ти (kryčáty) — shout (verb)
- Ukrainian: вереща́ти (vereščáty) — shout (verb)
- Urdu: چلانا (cillānā) — shout (verb)
- Vietnamese: la hét — shout (verb)
- Woiwurrung: karrim-neen — shout (verb)
- Esperanto: insulti — to scold by yelling
- Finnish: rähjätä — to scold by yelling
- Finnish: räyhätä — to scold by yelling