1
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
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
The camera department also attached RED Komodo cameras to Withers to capture his perspective during intense sports scenes, and at other moments simply attached a football helmet to the lens and had Wayans yell into it to replicate Cam’s point of view.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Jim Vertuno and John Seewer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Skubal let out perhaps his most visceral yell of the season, and that’s saying something.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 27 July 2025
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Verb
Rob yelled into the wind that his toes were growing numb.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
The camera department also attached RED Komodo cameras to Withers to capture his perspective during intense sports scenes, and at other moments simply attached a football helmet to the lens and had Wayans yell into it to replicate Cam’s point of view.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Within minutes, parents making their way to a fence near the school yell at officers to do something.
—Jim Vertuno and John Seewer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
Skubal let out perhaps his most visceral yell of the season, and that’s saying something.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yell
Verb
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Moments later, Holguin began screaming as the dogs — grabbing him around his legs and torso — dragged him toward the back of the driveway, Silva testified.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Her husband is directing a screaming grade-school-aged girl who is about to have a prosthetic finger bitten off.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some tried wrapping Rojas’ bleeding leg with a shirt; others shouted out advice.—
April Quevedo,
jsonline.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The crew is dancing and there is a pile of three different kinds of currency on the table, while voices shout and beer bottles jingle as the bus rolls through the ancient Denmark night headed for Germany.—
Jonathan Terrell,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With his singular, deafening howl, Lindberg helped put At the Gates at the forefront of Gothenburg, Sweden’s melodic death metal revolution.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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The wind’s howl filled my left ear and the music blasted from my speakers filled my right.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Suddenly my phone shrieked with a text from the LA fire department.—
Sarah Mlynowski,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Cut to a young girl shrieking, her face covered in blood.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In front of reporters, the agent grabbed the crying woman by the arms before shoving her to the wall and then downward.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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The latest incident, caught on several cell phones and cameras, shows a woman crying apparently after the arrest of her husband.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ziva squealed the tires pulling out.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trains are drowning out the coach’s voice, the wind squeals in my hearing aids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Look no further than Kristina for the first player to hoot and holler about… snakes?—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
24 Sep. 2025
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Slots are now something that people play in groups — and there's a lot of hooting and hollering that goes along with it.—
Ashley J. DiMella , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Yell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yell. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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