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
Multiple neighbors either called the police or yelled at the attacker to get away from the girl, court documents reveal.—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 29 Sep. 2025 At one point the kid started copying him and was yelling the same things and the family was laughing.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
When the yells stopped, Shane pulled over by a deserted area overrun with weeds.—John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025 Miloti said, ending her speech with a triumphant yell.—Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 15 Sep. 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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