yell

to utter a loud cry, scream, or shout

The first known use: before the 12th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

yell

3 Phonemes

y e l

onset, rime

y ell

Morpheme

yell

Sentence Examples

We saw people yelling for help.

I heard someone yelling my name.

The crowd was yelling wildly.

Common Phrases

give (one) a yell

To contact or communicate with someone, as to alert them to something.

let out (some sound)

To utter some loud, forceful sound.

scream bloody murder

To scream or shout very loudly.

yell (one's) guts out

To shout or cry out very loudly and at length, especially to such a degree that causes or seems like it could cause one bodily harm.

yell (one's) head off

To scream or shout very loudly and lengthily.

yell at (someone or something)

To address someone or something with a loud cry or shout.

yell bloody murder

To scream or shout very loudly.

yell out

To exclaim loudly and intensely.

yell silently

To think angry thoughts without verbalizing them.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

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