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yell

 

  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yell  \Yell\  (y[e^]l),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Yelled};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Yelling}.]  [OE.  yellen,  [yogh]ellen,  AS  giellan  gillan, 
  gyllan  akin  to  D.  gillen,  OHG.  gellan,  G.  gellen,  Icel. 
  gjalla  Sw  g["a]lla  to  ring,  resound,  and  to  AS.,  OS.,  & 
  OHG.  galan  to  sing,  Icel.  gala.  Cf  1st  {Gale},  and 
  {Nightingale}.] 
  To  cry  out  or  shriek,  with  a  hideous  noise;  to  cry  or  scream 
  as  with  agony  or  horror. 
 
  They  yelleden  as  feendes  doon  in  helle.  --Chaucer. 
 
  Nor  the  night  raven,  that  still  deadly  yells. 
  --Spenser. 
 
  Infernal  ghosts  and  hellish  furies  round  Environed 
  thee;  some  howled,  some  yelled.  --Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yell  \Yell\,  v.  t. 
  To  utter  or  declare  with  a  yell;  to  proclaim  in  a  loud  tone. 
  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Yell  \Yell\,  n. 
  A  sharp,  loud,  hideous  outcry. 
 
  Their  hideous  yells  Rend  the  dark  welkin.  --J.  Philips. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  yell 
  n  1:  a  loud  utterance;  often  in  protest  or  opposition;  "the 
  speaker  was  interrupted  by  loud  cries  from  the  rear  of 
  the  audience"  [syn:  {cry},  {outcry},  {call},  {shout},  {vociferation}] 
  2:  a  loud  utterance  of  emotion  (especially  when  inarticulate); 
  "a  cry  of  rage";  "a  yell  of  pain"  [syn:  {cry}] 
  v  1:  utter  a  sudden  loud  cry;  "she  cried  with  pain  when  the 
  doctor  inserted  the  needle";  "I  yelled  to  her  from  the 
  window  but  she  couldn't  hear  me"  [syn:  {shout},  {shout 
  out},  {cry},  {call},  {scream},  {holler},  {hollo},  {squall}] 
  2:  utter  or  declare  in  a  very  loud  voice;  "You  don't  have  to 
  yell--I  can  hear  you  just  fine"  [syn:  {scream}]




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