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1
to cry out loudly and emotionally
- yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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2
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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yell
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of yell (Entry 2 of 2)
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
- the crowd gave a yell of approval
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“Yell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yell. Accessed 1 Aug. 2021.
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