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Synonyms & Antonyms of yelling
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in screaming, howling
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for yelling
- caterwauling,
- clamant,
- squawking,
- vociferant,
- vociferating,
- yawping
- (or yauping),
- yowling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for yelling
yelling
verb
present participle of yell
Synonyms & Antonyms of yelling (Entry 2 of 2)
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
Synonyms for yelling
- bawling,
- baying,
- bellowing,
- calling,
- crying,
- hollering,
- holloing
- (or hallooing),
- roaring,
- shouting,
- sounding off,
- thundering,
- vociferating
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“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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