1
as in shrieks
to cry out loudly and emotionally
yelled with fear when the speeding car veered onto the crowded sidewalk
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2
as in shouts
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 howls
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
the crowd gave a yell of approval
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Recent Examples of yells
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Sirianni yells to the man, who continues toward the building without a reaction.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Fieri yells in the next clip as Jesser swipes above his head to try to block his shot in an inflatable basketball game.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Nobody screams or yells; the Marsies just fire back, and M-6 troops continue to fire in response.
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Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
Knives are clutched, teeth are clenched, and a desperate Russian ex-pat yells loud enough for their long-dead ancestors to hear all the way back in the motherland.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Soon, his trajectory straightened, and yells filled the air.
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Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
My boss yells at me across the office for small, easily fixable mistakes.
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Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, yells at UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, left, after a woman's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four April 3, 2026 in Phoenix.
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CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
There were yells of bro and dude.
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Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
The only yells or loud voices are chants of encouragement.
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Pj Green
april 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
In the chaos of cuts and drives, of yells and motion, Lawson spotted the hesitance.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2026
The dinner was noisy, the air filled with the men’s yells for more food.
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Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Elated yells echoed through the halls of the Werth Family Champions Center on Wednesday afternoon as the UConn women’s basketball team concluded practice, bursts of celebration exploding as though players were hitting championship game winners every couple of minutes.
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Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
His fierce disposition in competition — the scowl, the pumping of fists and the guttural yells after big plays — came in stark contrast to his off-court good nature and broad grins.
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Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
There were a couple loud yells, but then the train didn’t really stop immediately.
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David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder yells a lot of things from the dugout during a game, usually aimed at his own players.
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Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
Sirianni yells to the man, who continues toward the building without a reaction.
—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Fieri yells in the next clip as Jesser swipes above his head to try to block his shot in an inflatable basketball game.
—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Nobody screams or yells; the Marsies just fire back, and M-6 troops continue to fire in response.
—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
Knives are clutched, teeth are clenched, and a desperate Russian ex-pat yells loud enough for their long-dead ancestors to hear all the way back in the motherland.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Soon, his trajectory straightened, and yells filled the air.
—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
My boss yells at me across the office for small, easily fixable mistakes.
—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, right, yells at UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, left, after a woman's NCAA college basketball tournament semifinal game at the Final Four April 3, 2026 in Phoenix.
—
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Their thunderous yells surely contributed to Spurs star Victor Wembanyama clanking two late free throws with the Knicks down one.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
There were yells of bro and dude.
—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
The only yells or loud voices are chants of encouragement.
—
Pj Green
april 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
In the chaos of cuts and drives, of yells and motion, Lawson spotted the hesitance.
—
Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2026
The dinner was noisy, the air filled with the men’s yells for more food.
—
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Elated yells echoed through the halls of the Werth Family Champions Center on Wednesday afternoon as the UConn women’s basketball team concluded practice, bursts of celebration exploding as though players were hitting championship game winners every couple of minutes.
—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2026
His fierce disposition in competition — the scowl, the pumping of fists and the guttural yells after big plays — came in stark contrast to his off-court good nature and broad grins.
—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
There were a couple loud yells, but then the train didn’t really stop immediately.
—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yells
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Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.
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Zach Bryan shouts out the crowd on the London leg of his With Heaven on Tour on June 17.
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Roaring and grunting, his body sleek with blood and sweat, Conan tussles and grapples with a series of opponents, dominating them all, while an audience of torch-wielding vulgarians shouts and howls at the pit’s lip.
Noun
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Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
Verb
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Nothing screams summer like nautical stripes.
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Like why does Bravo think making the captions all different sizes screams Gen Z?
Verb
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Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.
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Jennifer Brook cries her own tears for her husband.
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Soto’s Marie pouts and squeals with abandon.
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At bars across the United States, live watch parties were packed, squeals resounding.
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The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.
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Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.
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“Yells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yells. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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