yelled

verb

past tense of yell
1
as in screamed
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 shouted
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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Recent Examples of yelled The customer became irate and yelled at the 16-year-old employee behind the counter, shop owner David Forgit said. — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026 Investigators say Mascara yelled at Rose and threw rocks in his direction, hitting Rose's Jeep. — Jennifer Borrasso, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Hutch saw him too and yelled, but his words were lost in the wind. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 The man repeatedly yelled that officers would have to kill him, Bradshaw said. — Grace Bellinghausen, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 In a video from the incident, Wilson, 30, approached the male fan and yelled in his direction. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 As the couple fought back, Evans' wife yelled for their children, ages 8 and 12, to get out of the house, according to the police report. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Around five people stood nearby and yelled at the agent to stop. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Around five people stood nearby, and yelled at the agent to stop. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelled
  1. screamed
  2. shouted
  3. shrieked
  4. cried
  5. squealed
  6. hollered
Verb
  • Peralta pumped a fist and screamed joyfully walking off the mound in the sixth after fanning Petey Halpin swinging at a 3-2 changeup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Back in California, Dodgers fans screamed at their television sets.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of screamed
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  • Children shouted, amped up on sugar and adrenaline, while orange leaves crunched under their feet.
    — Isa Mudannayake, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Farrelly was on hand to introduce the movie and shouted out his star, newcomer Anthony Ippolito, who has already earned praise for his portrayal of Stallone.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shouted
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  • Fans shrieked and hollered as every player in the realmwide war — Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy), Prince Daemon (Matt Smith), the Sea Snake (Steve Toussaint) and his nemesis Lohar (Abigail Thorn) — popped up.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • As the noise-rap-electro act Jane Remover shrieked and pleaded through a 90-minute marathon set at the Fonda on Thursday night, one very young couple dressed right out of a conservative‘s nightmare — gender-ambiguous, purple hair, facial piercings — tapped me on the shoulder.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of shrieked
Verb
  • Scores of new fathers kissed their babies for the first time, couples cried and embraced and hundreds of parents let out a collective sigh of relief as the crew disembarked on the north end of the Coronado peninsula.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As the scale read 170 pounds, Whitty cupped her mouth with her hands and cried tears of joy.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of cried
Verb
  • Her patient, Maya, who is afraid of doctors and hospitals, squealed with excitement.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • As soon as Sheeran took the stage, fans inside the stadium squealed and shouted with excitement.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of squealed
Verb
  • Families climbed to their rooftops and hollered for rescuers.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • As players and coaches hooted and hollered for Richman’s win, Mills socked a cheering Richman with a right hook to his facemask.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hollered

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“Yelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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