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as in shrieking
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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as in shouting
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 screaming
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Recent Examples of yelling
Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Everybody was yelling his name.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Three were arrested, including — and here’s perhaps the wildest part — an unrelated man who showed up armed at the scene hours later, after a relative told him about the shooting, surrendered his firearms to police and began yelling at them.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
The house’s owner, who was outside, ran at the dog, yelling, using some choice words.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
And people get upset and start yelling, what the hell is this crap?
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Witnesses claim the confrontation began when Holcomb approached Payne and her friend outside the club, reportedly yelling at them.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s a lot of yelling and shoving and such, all on Tommy’s part.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
And there are people yelling for Dylan to come back.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
There are people yelling at the other people to shut up.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Everybody was yelling his name.
—Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Three were arrested, including — and here’s perhaps the wildest part — an unrelated man who showed up armed at the scene hours later, after a relative told him about the shooting, surrendered his firearms to police and began yelling at them.
—Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
The house’s owner, who was outside, ran at the dog, yelling, using some choice words.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
And people get upset and start yelling, what the hell is this crap?
—Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
Witnesses claim the confrontation began when Holcomb approached Payne and her friend outside the club, reportedly yelling at them.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
There’s a lot of yelling and shoving and such, all on Tommy’s part.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling
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Get ready for a wild ride in Kansas City as a weather system will send temperatures plummeting and usher in howling winds, rain and maybe some light snow on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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Burning telephone poles blocked lanes and black soot swept across the pavement, blown by the howling winds.—
Sean Greene,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Ward-Wallace’s are vocal figures in the battle for racial justice and recently filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department.—
Karla Marie Sanford,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
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Mostly for the sheer audacity of his vocal prowess in a song about a woman's butt that dumps like a truck.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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While Trump was weighing the decision to strike Iran's nuclear sites, Vance came to the president's defense after supporters like Tucker Carlson and those in the MAGA base were outspoken against the U.S. getting involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
5 July 2025
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Most outspoken were the parents of Kaylee Goncalves, who worked this week to inspire supporters to call the judge, the U.S. Department of Justice and Gov. Brad Little’s office to force Kohberger’s capital murder trial to proceed, in pursuit of a possible death sentence.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
3 July 2025
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“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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