as in screaming
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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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Recent Examples of yelling
Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
11 Nov. 2025
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
Conrad then began yelling and screaming at Rob, calling him terrible names.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Brad starts yelling at the cheesehead guy again.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
TVs are everywhere, showing races from tracks around the country, and bettors gather around the screens to learn the fate of their wagers, not infrequently yelling at them in the many languages and accents of Queens.
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Henry Kornaros,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
Throughout the season, Sydney advocates for the kitchen to function without people constantly yelling over each other.
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Matt Minton,
Variety,
26 June 2026
The bus arrived shortly after Spencer toucher the girl, and Spencer pretended to fall and began yelling, prosecutors said.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Standing in front of the tank were a bunch of babushkas, yelling at the young soldiers beside me.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Thousands of supporters marched into the venue wearing matching yellow jerseys and yelling team chants in Spanish.
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Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
Adjective
Think Pictionary, but with way more yelling and questionable drawings.
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Francesca Krempa,
StyleCaster,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
One of the suspects directed a dog to attack a 54-year-old man while yelling slurs, police said.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
Conrad then began yelling and screaming at Rob, calling him terrible names.
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Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
Brad starts yelling at the cheesehead guy again.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
TVs are everywhere, showing races from tracks around the country, and bettors gather around the screens to learn the fate of their wagers, not infrequently yelling at them in the many languages and accents of Queens.
—
Henry Kornaros,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
Throughout the season, Sydney advocates for the kitchen to function without people constantly yelling over each other.
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Matt Minton,
Variety,
26 June 2026
The bus arrived shortly after Spencer toucher the girl, and Spencer pretended to fall and began yelling, prosecutors said.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Standing in front of the tank were a bunch of babushkas, yelling at the young soldiers beside me.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Thousands of supporters marched into the venue wearing matching yellow jerseys and yelling team chants in Spanish.
—
Kellis Robinett,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling
Adjective
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Either that, or the Daily Mail editors had a howling good time with publication dates.
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In the elk- and deer-rich areas of northern Yellowstone National Park, ravens are often among the first scavengers to arrive on the scene, swooping down to feast on scraps left behind by the howling canines.
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An open 911 line allowed dispatchers to hear gunshots and people screaming inside the building.
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But doing grand openings and screaming out loud doesn't resonate with the brand.
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Speaking in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, the president re-raised the subject while shouting out National Rifle Association President Bill Bachenberg.
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Brandon Aiyuk continues to stir the NFL offseason rumors report after yet another social media video, this time shouting out a specific team.
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The announcement follows mounting pressure on the prime minister after Labour suffered heavy losses in local elections in May and faced an increasingly vocal rebellion from his own lawmakers over his leadership and policy agenda.
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While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes.
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Raph and Grant keep tasting wasabi Oreos, with Raph shrieking and Grant grimacing.
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The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform.
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Olivia Bithorn, 36, was crying in court Monday as the Nassau County District Attorney's Office described how her long history of alcohol abuse allegedly led to her 18-month-old son's death.
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One Jewish woman recounted taking her eight-year-old daughter to a restaurant at Bondi only for her daughter to start crying.
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If another family attempts to invade that space, they are hurriedly pushed away by loud squawking and aggressive flying.
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Automatic weapons blasting, tires squealing, the whole bit.
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There were no odd noises or squealing bearings to indicate the fan was having trouble.
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“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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