Verb
We saw people yelling for help.
I heard someone yelling my name.
The crowd was yelling wildly. Noun
the crowd gave a yell of approval
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Verb
An approach shot on 14 that spun away from the hole left him slamming his club into the fairway, yelling at himself.—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 13 June 2025 Some nearby fans continue to yell at Cousins while others get up and move away from the tense situation.—Sean Neumann, People.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
As traffic piles up behind them, a yell and a bang can be heard as the Chevy driver pulls out, running Cifuni over and dragging her down the street.—John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025 And that alone is worth making like Lee and cupping my own hands around my mouth for an enthusiastic yell.—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for yell
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English yellen, going back to Old English giellan, gyllan, going back to Germanic *gellan- (whence also Old High German kellen, gellen "to make a shrill sound," Old Norse gjalla "to scream"), perhaps a back-formation from *gullōn-, iterative derivative of *galan- "to sing, cry" — more at nightingale
Noun
Middle English yel, yelle, derivative of yellen "to yell entry 1"
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