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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
Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Harsh punishments like yelling or spraying can make cats wary, damaging trust.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Hawthorne was in the guest bathroom when Vaughan came at him with his fist raised and cursing and yelling at him, Rutherford said.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Ring camera footage showed the technician locking his door before noticing a loud cub approach him, panicking, and yelling at the mammal.
—C. A. Bridges, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Police said the game warden also provided video that captured shots being fired and people yelling, telling whoever was shooting to stop.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
According to that police report, a woman burst out of Evans’ home, yelling for help as Evans chased her.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
There are whispered auctions in Italy and simultaneous-yelling auctions in Japan.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
As the Astros celebrated, and as music blared and fireworks went off, Chisholm got close to Walsh, yelling and gesturing with his hands.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Ellis then claimed that Cardi cut her face with a fingernail and spat on her while yelling profanity and racial slurs at Ellis.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Harsh punishments like yelling or spraying can make cats wary, damaging trust.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Hawthorne was in the guest bathroom when Vaughan came at him with his fist raised and cursing and yelling at him, Rutherford said.
—Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
Ring camera footage showed the technician locking his door before noticing a loud cub approach him, panicking, and yelling at the mammal.
—C. A. Bridges, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Police said the game warden also provided video that captured shots being fired and people yelling, telling whoever was shooting to stop.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
According to that police report, a woman burst out of Evans’ home, yelling for help as Evans chased her.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
There are whispered auctions in Italy and simultaneous-yelling auctions in Japan.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling
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A couple climbed through a sunroof to rescue a 22-month-old screaming child left alone in a hot car, Massachusetts police said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kristen raced to the school and found a cop waiting for her as well as firetrucks and an ambulance, where her son was inside screaming.—
Wendy Grossman Kantor,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Kuching, the capital of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, isn't shouting about its commitment to sustainability.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Then, Suarez moved to another part of the field, where he is seen shouting, stepping on the foot of Sounders head of security Gene Ramirez and spitting on him.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Verb
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For subscribers, that makes now the perfect time to catch up on the horror film that had audiences shrieking, laughing and running to Reddit to compare notes.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But Shea is still the ultimate image of fan hysteria — a massive swarm of Beatlemaniacs gathered together for a night of communal rapture, bonded in music, shrieking their lungs and brains out.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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The 8-year-old ia unable to sleep without crying throughout the night and uncontrollably in his sleep, his mother wrote.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Sep. 2025
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This wakes my kids who start crying.—
Esther K. Choy,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The decision also underscores the risks of vocal injury for artists performing demanding live shows night after night, a reality discussed in coverage of other recent touring cancellations.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Vergara was just as enamored of her vocal Tuesday.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Even Seth Rogen, a surprise guest, was cheering and hollering while holding a camera throughout the ovation and snapping photos the entire time.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Sep. 2025
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Dylan brought it out wide on the freeway ramp, the tires soft, and bald, and skidding on the powdered gravel, and Bob took to hollering with his head hung out the window like a big dog.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Baldwins have been a public lightning rod with their outspoken political views and social-media controversies.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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In the September 1967 school board election, voters replaced two incumbent members with candidates who were outspoken opponents of the Oregon Plan.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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