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yelling

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verb

present participle of yell

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of yelling
Adjective
Think Pictionary, but with way more yelling and questionable drawings. — Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
In 2015, she was suspended for a week after a video surfaced of her yelling at and belittling a towing company employee. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Officers are then heard yelling again, but the car appears to move toward at least one of the officers before Foster shoots into the car, video shows. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026 In Sacramento, workers gathered at picket locations and then marched together towards the Capitol Annex Swing Space while yelling chants and holding signs. — Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 Participants respond to a man yelling from his car during a No Kings rally in Valparaiso on Saturday, October 17, 2026. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 You were expected, at the very least, to put up a good fight, and the dance could get real ugly real quick—I’ve witnessed aunties and uncles pounding their fists on the table in a yelling war and checks being ripped straight down the middle. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 This entire ordeal can be traced back to the infamous BCS formula, which captivated audiences with computer rankings that led to fans essentially yelling at computers at seasons end. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The arrest warrant affidavit supporting the charges said police were alerted to the crash by a woman who heard a loud bang followed by someone yelling. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 Then the national anthem began playing, and everyone stopped yelling. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yelling
Adjective
  • There was more screaming and yelling for people who wanted to get a ventilator available in their home.
    — Chris Lee, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2021
Verb
  • When the humor shifted abruptly from shrieking and pratfalls to more subtle witticism, the audience was fine with that as long as things stayed light, funny and uncomplicated.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Children crowded the play areas, despite the damp, gray weather, shrieking with joy (and in one instance, crying).
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Had likely started calling hospitals, shouting his name and description over the baby’s guttering wails, into the ears of phone operators and receptionists all over town.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Imagine 20 figure skaters jumping simultaneously, loud pop music playing almost constantly, and coaches shouting across the ice rink.
    — Will Tizard, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The howling werewolf design created by Grosse Pointe student Jayne Hynous for the 2024 series became so popular that individual werewolf stickers were selling for hundreds of dollars online.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Either that, or the Daily Mail editors had a howling good time with publication dates.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • This time of year, the ranch’s Duroc, Hampshire and Berkshire cross hogs are paddocked along a slough, grunting and squealing under the canopy of oak and walnut trees.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Each of its elements began, long ago, in the loamy earth, hatching and creeping or slipping, slick and squealing, from the womb of the mind.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Following the reading of the verdict at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Salman broke down crying and was consoled by members of her defense team.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • And at the end of the election, Election Day, his opponent was crying.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • And for a franchise built on passionate online debate from a vocal fandom, apathy is a death knell.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The song earned a Grammy nomination for best male R&B vocal performance and two MTV Video Music Awards nods.
    — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps even more notable was his volume at prospect camp practice on Friday, hooting and hollering and firing up his teammates.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The stallion gallops onto the field every time the team scores a touchdown, adding to the reverberating noise of fans hooting and hollering in the stands.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Yelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yelling. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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